LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

captātrīx

captātrīx f (genitive captātrīcis, masculine captātor)
Classical[kapˈtaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[kapˈtaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. a legacy huntress, a legacy hunter (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaptātrīxcaptātrīcēs
genitivecaptātrīciscaptātrīcum
dativecaptātrīcīcaptātrīcibus
accusativecaptātrīcemcaptātrīcēs
ablativecaptātrīcecaptātrīcibus
vocativecaptātrīxcaptātrīcēs

captātrix, īcis. f. id.,
I. she who strires after or aims at any thing: scientia, captatrix veri similium, App. Dogm. Plat. p. 16.

Origins

From captō, captātum (“to strive to seize”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does captātrīx mean in Latin?
captātrīx, a noun, means “a legacy huntress, a legacy hunter (female)”.
What is the genitive of captātrīx?
The genitive singular is captātrīcis. captātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce captātrīx?
In classical Latin, [kapˈtaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kapˈtaː.triks].