noun · femininethird declension
calcātrīx
calcātrīx f (genitive calcātrīcis, masculine calcātor)
Classical[kaɫˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[kalˈkaː.triks]
Meaning
- Female calcātor
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calcātrīx | calcātrīcēs |
| genitive | calcātrīcis | calcātrīcum |
| dative | calcātrīcī | calcātrīcibus |
| accusative | calcātrīcem | calcātrīcēs |
| ablative | calcātrīce | calcātrīcibus |
| vocative | calcātrīx | calcātrīcēs |
calcātrix, īcis,
I. f [calcator], she who treads upon something, i. e. trop despises it, she who contemns' mundi, Prud. Psych. 587.
Origins
From calcō, calcātum (“to trample, tread on”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Descendants
- Englishcockatricefrom Old French cocatriz
- Italiancalcatrice