LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

inventrīx

inventrīx f (genitive inventrīcis, masculine inventor)
Classical[ɪnˈwɛn.triːks]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈvɛn.triks]

Meaning

  1. an inventrix; a female inventor, inventress; she that finds out or discovers something
    ‘sum tamen inventrīx auctorque ego carminis huius“Yet I am the inventress, I the originator, of this music. This is why that art observes my [festival] days.” (The poetic voice of Minerva credits herself for having invented the pipe or flute; the flute-players of ancient Rome honored the goddess annually in June.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.709–710

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinventrīxinventrīcēs
genitiveinventrīcisinventrīcum
dativeinventrīcīinventrīcibus
accusativeinventrīceminventrīcēs
ablativeinventrīceinventrīcibus
vocativeinventrīxinventrīcēs

inventrix, īcis, f. inventor,
I. she that finds out or invents, an inventress (class.): omnium doctrinarum inventrices Athenae, Cic. de Or. 1, 4, 13: belli, id. N. D. 3, 21, 53: carminis hujus, Ov. F. 6, 709.

Origins

From inveniō, inventum (“to discover”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishinventrix
  • Frenchinventrice
  • Italianinventrice

Quick answers

What does inventrīx mean in Latin?
inventrīx, a noun, means “an inventrix; a female inventor, inventress; she that finds out or discovers something”.
What is the genitive of inventrīx?
The genitive singular is inventrīcis. inventrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce inventrīx?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈwɛn.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈvɛn.triks].