LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

piscātrīx

piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor)
Classical[pɪsˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[pisˈkaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. fisherwoman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepiscātrīxpiscātrīcēs
genitivepiscātrīcispiscātrīcum
dativepiscātrīcīpiscātrīcibus
accusativepiscātrīcempiscātrīcēs
ablativepiscātrīcepiscātrīcibus
vocativepiscātrīxpiscātrīcēs

piscātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she that fishes: rana, quae in mari piscatrix vocatur, Plin. 9, 42, 67, § 143; Inscr. Gud. 192, 8.

Origins

From piscor, piscātum (“to fish”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

In English words that came into English from piscātrīx

  • piscatrixpiscātrīx

Quick answers

What does piscātrīx mean in Latin?
piscātrīx, a noun, means “fisherwoman”.
What is the genitive of piscātrīx?
The genitive singular is piscātrīcis. piscātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce piscātrīx?
In classical Latin, [pɪsˈkaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pisˈkaː.triks].