noun · femininethird declension
assestrīx
assestrīx f (genitive assestrīcis)
Classical[asˈsɛs.triːks]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛs.triks]
Meaning
- a female assistant or helper
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | assestrīx | assestrīcēs adsistrīcēs |
| genitive | assestrīcis adsistrīcis | assestrīcum adsistrīcum |
| dative | assestrīcī adsistrīcī | assestrīcibus adsistrīcibus |
| accusative | assestrīcem adsistrīcem | assestrīcēs adsistrīcēs |
| ablative | assestrīce adsistrīce | assestrīcibus adsistrīcibus |
| vocative | assestrīx | assestrīcēs 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.