noun · femininethird declension
prōditrīx
prōditrīx f (genitive prōditrīcis, masculine prōditor)
Classical[ˈproː.dɪ.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.di.triks]
Meaning
- traitoress, female traitor, female betrayer
Servius, Commentary on the Aeneid of Vergil, A.8223. Turbatumque oculis ea parte turbatum, quae proditrix mentis est
Troubled by the eyes and by this part, which is the traitoress of the mind.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōditrīx | prōditrīcēs |
| genitive | prōditrīcis | prōditrīcum |
| dative | prōditrīcī | prōditrīcibus |
| accusative | prōditrīcem | prōditrīcēs |
| ablative | prōditrīce | prōditrīcibus |
| vocative | prōditrīx | prōditrīcēs |
prōditrix, īcis, f. proditor,
I. a female betrayer, a traitress (post-class.):
patris, Lact. 1, 10, 9: proditrices numinum, Serv. Verg. E. 8, 30.—Trop.: Fama proditrix, Prud. στεφ. 1, 11.Origins
From prōdō, prōditum (“to exhibit, reveal”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).