noun · femininethird declension
contemplātrīx
contemplātrīx f (genitive contemplātrīcis, masculine contemplātor)
Classical[kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[kon.temˈplaː.triks]
Meaning
- rareobserver (female), contemplator (female)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contemplātrīx | contemplātrīcēs |
| genitive | contemplātrīcis | contemplātrīcum |
| dative | contemplātrīcī | contemplātrīcibus |
| accusative | contemplātrīcem | contemplātrīcēs |
| ablative | contemplātrīce | contemplātrīcibus |
| vocative | contemplātrīx | contemplātrīcēs |
contemplātrix, īcis, f. contemplator,
I. she who observes or contemplates (very rare): medicina, Cels. praef. 1, prooem. § 91; App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 16, 25.
Origins
From contemplor, contemplātum (“observe, note”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).