What does lēctrīx mean in Latin?

lēctrīx, a noun, means “A female reader”.

What is the genitive of lēctrīx?

The genitive singular is lēctrīcis. lēctrīx is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈɫeːk.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛk.triks].

noun · femininethird declension

lēctrīx f (genitive lēctrīcis, masculine lēctor)

Classical[ˈɫeːk.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛk.triks]

lectrix, īcis, f. lector,

I. a female reader, Inscr. ap. Fabr. p. 311, n. 347; cf. Cledon. p. 1893 P.; Serv. Verg. A. 12, 159.

From legō, lēctum (“to read”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

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