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noun · femininethird declension

assestrīx

assestrīx f (genitive assestrīcis)
Classical[asˈsɛs.triːks]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛs.triks]

Meaning

  1. a female assistant or helper

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassestrīxassestrīcēs
adsistrīcēs
genitiveassestrīcis
adsistrīcis
assestrīcum
adsistrīcum
dativeassestrīcī
adsistrīcī
assestrīcibus
adsistrīcibus
accusativeassestrīcem
adsistrīcem
assestrīcēs
adsistrīcēs
ablativeassestrīce
adsistrīce
assestrīcibus
adsistrīcibus
vocativeassestrīxassestrīcēs
adsistrīcēs

assestrix (ads-), īcis, f. assessor,
I. she that sits by, a female assistant, Afran. ap. Non. p. 73, 29.

Origins

From assideō, assessum (“to sit near”, verb) + -trix f (“-ess”, agentive suffix). Compare assessor.

Quick answers

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