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noun · femininethird declension

ōrnātrīx

ōrnātrīx f (genitive ōrnātrīcis, masculine ōrnātor)
Classical[oːrˈnaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[orˈnaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. hairdresser, tirewoman, adorner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōrnātrīxōrnātrīcēs
genitiveōrnātrīcisōrnātrīcum
dativeōrnātrīcīōrnātrīcibus
accusativeōrnātrīcemōrnātrīcēs
ablativeōrnātrīceōrnātrīcibus
vocativeōrnātrīxōrnātrīcēs

ornātrix, īcis, f. ornator,
I. a female adorner, a tire-woman, a slave who dressed her mistress's hair (poet. and post-Aug.; esp. freq. in inscrr.), Ov. A. A. 3, 239; id. Am. 1, 14, 16: matris meae, Suet. Claud. 40; Inscr. Orell. 2878; 2933; 4443; Schol. Juv. 6, 477.

Origins

From ōrnō, ōrnātum (“to adorn”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

In English words that came into English from ōrnātrīx

  • ornatrixōrnātrīx

Quick answers

What does ōrnātrīx mean in Latin?
ōrnātrīx, a noun, means “hairdresser, tirewoman, adorner”.
What is the genitive of ōrnātrīx?
The genitive singular is ōrnātrīcis. ōrnātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ōrnātrīx?
In classical Latin, [oːrˈnaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈnaː.triks].