noun · femininethird declension
corruptrīx
corruptrīx f (genitive corruptrīcis)
Classical[kɔrˈrʊp.triːks]Ecclesiastical[korˈrup.triks]
Meaning
- a seductress (woman who seduces); female equivalent of corruptor
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
| genitive | corruptrīcis | corruptrīcum |
| dative | corruptrīcī | corruptrīcibus |
| accusative | corruptrīcem | corruptrīcēs |
| ablative | corruptrīce | corruptrīcibus |
| vocative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
corruptrix (conr-), īcis, f. corruptor,
I. she that corrupts or seduces; or adj., corrupting (very rare):
tam depravatis moribus, tam corruptrice provinciā, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6, § 19: licentia, rerum corruptrix et morum, Amm. 25, 3, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
corruptrīx (conr-) īcis, f
corruptor, one who seduces: tam corruptrice provinciā.
Origins
From corrumpō, corruptum (“corrupt, seduce”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).