LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contemptrīx

contemptrīx f (genitive contemptrīcis, masculine contemptor)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛmp.triːks]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛmp.triks]

Meaning

  1. contemner, despiser (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontemptrīxcontemptrīcēs
genitivecontemptrīciscontemptrīcum
dativecontemptrīcīcontemptrīcibus
accusativecontemptrīcemcontemptrīcēs
ablativecontemptrīcecontemptrīcibus
vocativecontemptrīxcontemptrīcēs

contemptrix (-temt-), īcis, f. contemptor,
I. she who puts small value upon a thing, a despiser, contemner (rare; not in Cic.): mea, * Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 2: superūm propago, * Ov. M. 1, 161.—
II. Of inanimate and abstract subjects: contemptrix frigorum eruca, Plin. 19, 8, 44, § 154; 37, 4, 15, § 59: fortitudo contemptrix timendorum est, Sen. Ep. 88, 29: turba periculi, Sil. 17, 411.

Origins

From contemnō, contemptum (“to scorn”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Frenchcontemptricefrom Middle French contemptrice

Quick answers

What does contemptrīx mean in Latin?
contemptrīx, a noun, means “contemner, despiser (female)”.
What is the genitive of contemptrīx?
The genitive singular is contemptrīcis. contemptrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contemptrīx?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈtɛmp.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈtɛmp.triks].