noun · femininethird declension
mīrātrīx
mīrātrīx f (genitive mīrātrīcis, masculine mīrātor)
Classical[miːˈraː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[miˈraː.triks]
Meaning
- she that wonders or admires, female wonderer, female admirer
Conferat tecum decus omne priscum fama miratrix senioris aevi
Let fame, admirer of all ancient times, join you with all ancient beautySeneca, Phaedra 742
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mīrātrīx | mīrātrīcēs |
| genitive | mīrātrīcis | mīrātrīcum |
| dative | mīrātrīcī | mīrātrīcibus |
| accusative | mīrātrīcem | mīrātrīcēs |
| ablative | mīrātrīce | mīrātrīcibus |
| vocative | mīrātrīx | mīrātrīcēs |
mīrātrix, īcis, f. mirator,
I. wondering, admiring; she that wonders or admires (poet.):
miratrix turba, Juv. 4, 62: fama, Sen. Hippol. 742: vetustas sui, Luc. 4, 655Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mīrātrīx īcis, f
mirator, an admirer turba, wondering , Iu.
Origins
From mīror, mīrātum (“to be astonished at”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).