LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

adversātrīx

adversātrīx f (genitive adversātrīcis, masculine adversātor)
Classical[ad.wɛrˈsaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ad.verˈsaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. antagonist, adversary (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadversātrīxadversātrīcēs
genitiveadversātrīcisadversātrīcum
dativeadversātrīcīadversātrīcibus
accusativeadversātrīcemadversātrīcēs
ablativeadversātrīceadversātrīcibus
vocativeadversātrīxadversātrīcēs

adversātrix (archaic advor-), īcis, f. adversator,
I. a female antagonist or adversary (in Plaut. and Ter., and then again in Tert.): nunc assentatrix, dudum advorsatrix, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 100; Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 4; Tert. de Anim. 31: quin tu in ea re mihi fueris advorsatrix.

Origins

From adversor, adversātum (“to stand opposite; to be against, resist, oppose”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does adversātrīx mean in Latin?
adversātrīx, a noun, means “antagonist, adversary (female)”.
What is the genitive of adversātrīx?
The genitive singular is adversātrīcis. adversātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adversātrīx?
In classical Latin, [ad.wɛrˈsaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ad.verˈsaː.triks].