noun · femininethird declension
coniectrīx
coniectrīx f (genitive coniectrīcis)
Classical[kɔnˈjɛk.triːks]Ecclesiastical[konˈjɛk.triks]
Meaning
- female interpreter (of dreams), diviner, seer or soothsayer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coniectrīx | coniectrīcēs |
| genitive | coniectrīcis | coniectrīcum |
| dative | coniectrīcī | coniectrīcibus |
| accusative | coniectrīcem | coniectrīcēs |
| ablative | coniectrīce | coniectrīcibus |
| vocative | coniectrīx | coniectrīcēs |
conjectrix, īcis, f. conjector,
I. a female soothsayer or interpreter of dreams, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 99.
Origins
From coniector (“interpreter, diviner, soothsayer”), from cōniciō (“bring together, connect; prophesy; conclude”), from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).