noun · femininethird declension
calumniātrīx
calumniātrīx f (genitive calumniātrīcis, masculine calumniātor)
Classical[ka.ɫʊm.niˈaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ka.lum.niˈaː.triks]
Meaning
- one who makes false accusations (female), slanderer
- pettifogger; chicaner (female)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calumniātrīx | calumniātrīcēs kalumniātrīcēs |
| genitive | calumniātrīcis kalumniātrīcis | calumniātrīcum kalumniātrīcum |
| dative | calumniātrīcī kalumniātrīcī | calumniātrīcibus kalumniātrīcibus |
| accusative | calumniātrīcem kalumniātrīcem | calumniātrīcēs kalumniātrīcēs |
| ablative | calumniātrīce kalumniātrīce | calumniātrīcibus kalumniātrīcibus |
| vocative | calumniātrīx | calumniātrīcēs kalumniātrīcēs |
călumnĭātrix, īcis, f. calumniator,
I. she who plots against or makes false accusations, Hier. Ep. 74, 4; Dig. 37, 9, 1, §§ 14 and 16.
Origins
From calumnior, calumniātum (“to depreciate”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).