LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

adiūtrīx

adiūtrīx f (genitive adiūtrīcis, masculine adiūtor)
Classical[adˈjuː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[adˈjuː.triks]

Meaning

  1. assistant, helper, accomplice (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadiūtrīxadiūtrīcēs
genitiveadiūtrīcisadiūtrīcum
dativeadiūtrīcīadiūtrīcibus
accusativeadiūtrīcemadiūtrīcēs
ablativeadiūtrīceadiūtrīcibus
vocativeadiūtrīxadiūtrīcēs

adjūtrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she that helps, an assistant, helper, etc.
I. In gen. (class.): aliqua fortuna fuerit adjutrix tibi, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 13; id. Trin. prol. 13: matres filiis in peccato adjutrices solent esse, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 39; id. Eun. 5, 2, 46: id. Hec. prol. alt. 24, 40; 4, 4, 83: Messana tuorum adjutrix scelerum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17: Minerva adjutrix consiliorum meorum, Auct. Or. pro Dom. 57: quae res Plancio in petitione fuisset adjutrix, Cic. Planc. 1: assentatio vitiorum adjutrix, id. Lael. 24, 89: hanc urbem habebat adjutricem scelerum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62, § 160.—
II. Esp.: legiones adjutrices, legions raised by the proconsul in the provinces for the purpose of strengthening the veteran army, Tac. H. 2, 43; 3, 44; cf. Suet. Galb. 10; cf. Gruter, Ins. 193, 3; 414, 8; 169, 7 al.

Origins

From adiuvō, adiūtum (“to help, assist”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does adiūtrīx mean in Latin?
adiūtrīx, a noun, means “assistant, helper, accomplice (female)”.
What is the genitive of adiūtrīx?
The genitive singular is adiūtrīcis. adiūtrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adiūtrīx?
In classical Latin, [adˈjuː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈjuː.triks].