LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

raptrīx1

raptrīx f (genitive raptrīcis, masculine raptor)
Classical[ˈrap.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈrap.triks]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinNew Latinfemale plunderer, a woman that carries off or plunders

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeraptrīxraptrīcēs
genitiveraptrīcisraptrīcum
dativeraptrīcīraptrīcibus
accusativeraptrīcemraptrīcēs
ablativeraptrīceraptrīcibus
vocativeraptrīxraptrīcēs

raptrix, īcis, f. raptor,
I. she that carries off, ravishes: aquila (that carried off Ganymede), Hier. Chron.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁r̥h₁pyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*rapjō
  4. Latinraptrīx

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ Proto-Italic *-trīks Latin -trix Latin raptrīx From rapiō, raptus + -trix.

adjectivethird-declension defective adjective (feminine-only when singular, feminine or neuter when plural)
raptrīx2
raptrīx (feminine raptrīx)
Classical[ˈrap.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈrap.triks]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinNew Latinadjectivedefectiveplundering, abducting

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominative—raptrīx—
genitive—raptrīcis—
dative—raptrīcī—
accusative—raptrīcem—
ablative—raptrīce
raptrīcī		—
vocative—raptrīx—
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominative—raptrīcēsraptrīcia
genitive—raptrīciumraptrīcium
dative—raptrīcibusraptrīcibus
accusative—raptrīcēsraptrīcia
ablative—raptrīcibusraptrīcibus
vocative—raptrīcēsraptrīcia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁r̥h₁pyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*rapjō
  4. Latinraptrīx

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ Proto-Italic *-trīks Latin -trix Latin raptrīx From rapiō, raptus + -trix.

Quick answers

What does raptrīx mean in Latin?
raptrīx, a noun, means “female plunderer, a woman that carries off or plunders”.
What is the genitive of raptrīx?
The genitive singular is raptrīcis. raptrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce raptrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈrap.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrap.triks].
Where does raptrīx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti → Proto-Italic *rapjō → Latin raptrīx.