LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ōrātrīx

ōrātrīx f (genitive ōrātrīcis, masculine ōrātor)
Classical[oːˈraː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[oˈraː.triks]

Meaning

  1. A female orator, a female speaker.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōrātrīxōrātrīcēs
genitiveōrātrīcisōrātrīcum
dativeōrātrīcīōrātrīcibus
accusativeōrātrīcemōrātrīcēs
ablativeōrātrīceōrātrīcibus
vocativeōrātrīxōrātrīcēs

ōrātrix, īcis, f. id..
I. She that prays or beseeches, a female suppliant (rare but class.): me oratricem haud sprevisti, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 80: pacis et foederis, * Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14.—
II. A transl. of ῥητορική, rhetoric, oratory, Quint. 2, 14, 1.

Origins

From ōrō, ōrātum (“to orate”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishoratrix
  • Frenchoratrice
  • Italianoratrice
  • Portugueseoradora
  • Spanishoratriz
  • Spanishoradora

Quick answers

What does ōrātrīx mean in Latin?
ōrātrīx, a noun, means “A female orator, a female speaker.”.
What is the genitive of ōrātrīx?
The genitive singular is ōrātrīcis. ōrātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ōrātrīx?
In classical Latin, [oːˈraː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈraː.triks].