LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

peccātrīx1

peccātrīx f (genitive peccātrīcis)
Classical[pɛkˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[pekˈkaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. post Classicalsinner (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepeccātrīxpeccātrīcēs
genitivepeccātrīcispeccātrīcum
dativepeccātrīcīpeccātrīcibus
accusativepeccātrīcempeccātrīcēs
ablativepeccātrīcepeccātrīcibus
vocativepeccātrīxpeccātrīcēs

peccātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. a female sinner (post-class.), Paul. Nol. Carm. 28, 127; Hier. adv. Joann. Jerosol. n. 4; Vulg. Luc. 7, 39.—
(b). Adj., sinning, sinful: peccatrix anima, Prud. Cath. prooem. 35: gens, Tert. Spect. 3: generatio, Vulg. Marc. 8, 38: radix, id. 1 Macc. 1, 11.

Origins

From peccō, peccātum (“to sin”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

adjectivethird-declension defective adjective (feminine-only when singular, feminine or neuter when plural)
peccātrīx2
peccātrīx (feminine peccātrīx)
Classical[pɛkˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[pekˈkaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedefectivepost Classicalsinning, sinful
    Propter luxuriam, et voluptates, et lucra de populis inter se habent discordiam, ut de una haeresi duae fiant, et rursum ipsae dividantur in partes, ut proprios abducant greges et devorent domos viduarum, et mulierum peccatricum, semper discentium, et numquam ad scientiam veritatis pervenientium.c. 420 CE, Hieronymus, Commentaria in Isaiam 4
    electi erant a Deo, missos esse in eruditionem et magisterium animarum peccatriciumthey were chosen by God, to be sent for the instruction and teaching of sinful soulsc. 420 CE, Hieronymus, Commentaria in Epistolam ad Ephesios 1

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominative—peccātrīx—
genitive—peccātrīcis—
dative—peccātrīcī—
accusative—peccātrīcem—
ablative—peccātrīce
peccātrīcī		—
vocative—peccātrīx—
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominative—peccātrīcēspeccātrīcia
genitive—peccātrīcium
peccātrīcum		peccātrīcium
peccātrīcum
dative—peccātrīcibuspeccātrīcibus
accusative—peccātrīcēspeccātrīcia
ablative—peccātrīcibuspeccātrīcibus
vocative—peccātrīcēspeccātrīcia

Origins

From peccō, peccātum (“to sin”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does peccātrīx mean in Latin?
peccātrīx, a noun, means “sinner (female)”.
What is the genitive of peccātrīx?
The genitive singular is peccātrīcis. peccātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce peccātrīx?
In classical Latin, [pɛkˈkaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pekˈkaː.triks].