LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

crēditrīx

crēditrīx f (genitive crēditrīcis, masculine crēditor)
Classical[ˈkreː.dɪ.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɛː.di.triks]

Meaning

  1. a female creditor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrēditrīxcrēditrīcēs
genitivecrēditrīciscrēditrīcum
dativecrēditrīcīcrēditrīcibus
accusativecrēditrīcemcrēditrīcēs
ablativecrēditrīcecrēditrīcibus
vocativecrēditrīxcrēditrīcēs

crēdĭtrix, īcis, f. creditor,
I. a female creditor, Dig. 20, 5, 16; 42, 6, 38 al.

Origins

From crēdō, crēditum (“to loan, to lend”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Italiancreditrice

In English words that came into English from crēditrīx

  • creditrixcrēditrīx

Quick answers

What does crēditrīx mean in Latin?
crēditrīx, a noun, means “a female creditor”.
What is the genitive of crēditrīx?
The genitive singular is crēditrīcis. crēditrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce crēditrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈkreː.dɪ.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɛː.di.triks].