What does captrīx mean in Latin?

captrīx, a noun, means “who catches or captures; captor (female)”.

What is the genitive of captrīx?

The genitive singular is captrīcis. captrīx is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkap.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkap.triks].

noun · femininethird declension

captrīx f (genitive captrīcis, masculine captor)

Classical[ˈkap.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkap.triks]

captrix, īcis, f. captor,

I. she that takes, catches; trop., she that despoils: virium captrices, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 39, 226.

From capiō, captum (“to take, capture, seize”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).