noun · femininethird declension
pollicitātrix
pollicitātrix f (genitive pollicitātricis, masculine pollicitātor)
Classical[pɔl.lɪ.kɪˈtaː.trɪks]Ecclesiastical[pol.li.t͡ʃiˈtaː.triks]
Meaning
- woman who promises, female promiser
Tertullian, Apologeticum, 23. Ista ipsa virgo Caelestis pluviarum pollicitatrix, ipse iste Aesculapius medicinarum demonstrator
The celestial virgin herself is a promiser of rain, Asclepius himself is a demonstrator of medicine.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pollicitātrix | pollicitātricēs |
| genitive | pollicitātricis | pollicitātricum |
| dative | pollicitātricī | pollicitātricibus |
| accusative | pollicitātricem | pollicitātricēs |
| ablative | pollicitātrice | pollicitātricibus |
| vocative | pollicitātrix | pollicitātricēs |
pollĭcĭtātrix, īcis, f. pollicitator,
I. she that promises (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Apol. 23.
Origins
From pollicitor, pollicitātum (“to promise”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).