noun · femininethird declension
allātrīx
allātrīx f (genitive allātrīcis, masculine allātor)
Classical[alˈlaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[alˈlaː.triks]
Meaning
- female carrier, bringer; one who carries forth, brings forth
Gaude, allatrix gratiae. Reges Tharsis et insulae Christo dona obtulerunt
1886, Guido Maria Dreves, Clemens Blume, Henry Marriott Bannister, Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi, O.R Reisland, page 162:Dei est nobis collatrix, & allatrix quia genetrix veri Solis.
1610, Armando de Bello Visu, Sermones de Tempore et de Sanctis, Petrum Mariam Marchettum, page 285: - female reporter, conveyor; one who reports, conveys
- female offeror, deliverer, giver; one who offers, delivers, gives
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allātrīx | allātrīcēs |
| genitive | allātrīcis | allātrīcum |
| dative | allātrīcī | allātrīcibus |
| accusative | allātrīcem | allātrīcēs |
| ablative | allātrīce | allātrīcibus |
| vocative | allātrīx | allātrīcēs |
Origins
From afferō, allātum (“to carry forth”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).