noun · femininethird declension

ambēstrīx

ambēstrīx f (genitive ambēstrīcis, masculine ambēsor)

Classical[amˈbeːs.triːks]Ecclesiastical[amˈbɛs.triks]

ambēsor m.

Meaning

ambestrix, īcis, f. ambedo,

I. a female consumer, waster: ursae saevae hominis ambestrices, Amm. 29, 3.

From ambedō, ambēsum (“to eat or gnaw around, to waste”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does ambēstrīx mean in Latin?

ambēstrīx, a noun, means “a (female) consumer”.

What is the genitive of ambēstrīx?

The genitive singular is ambēstrīcis. ambēstrīx is feminine, third declension.

How do you pronounce ambēstrīx?

In classical Latin, [amˈbeːs.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈbɛs.triks].