noun · femininethird declension
circulātrīx
circulātrīx f (genitive circulātrīcis, masculine circulātor)
Classical[kɪr.kʊˈɫaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kuˈlaː.triks]
Meaning
- itinerant peddler or performer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | circulātrīx | circulātrīcēs |
| genitive | circulātrīcis | circulātrīcum |
| dative | circulātrīcī | circulātrīcibus |
| accusative | circulātrīcem | circulātrīcēs |
| ablative | circulātrīce | circulātrīcibus |
| vocative | circulātrīx | circulātrīcēs |
circŭlātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. a female mountebank or stroller, Auct. Priap. 18, 1. —Adj.:
lingua, of a mountebank, Mart. 10, 3, 2.Origins
From circulor, circulātum (“to gather a circle of people around oneself”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).