LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dictātrīx

dictātrīx f (genitive dictātrīcis, masculine dictātor)
Classical[dɪkˈtaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[dikˈtaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. humorouswoman in charge
    Do hanc tibi florentem (mensam) florenti.I give to your blooming self this copious meal. you shall here be master upon us.c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 5.1.20

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictātrīxdictātrīcēs
genitivedictātrīcisdictātrīcum
dativedictātrīcīdictātrīcibus
accusativedictātrīcemdictātrīcēs
ablativedictātrīcedictātrīcibus
vocativedictātrīxdictātrīcēs

dictātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. a dictatress, comic., Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 18.

Origins

From dictō (“to dictate, prescribe”) + -trīx f (“-ess”, feminine agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishdictatrix
  • Frenchdictatrice
  • Italiandittatrice

Quick answers

What does dictātrīx mean in Latin?
dictātrīx, a noun, means “woman in charge”.
What is the genitive of dictātrīx?
The genitive singular is dictātrīcis. dictātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dictātrīx?
In classical Latin, [dɪkˈtaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dikˈtaː.triks].