noun · femininethird declension
receptrīx
receptrīx f (genitive receptrīcis)
Classical[rɛˈkɛp.triːks]Ecclesiastical[reˈt͡ʃɛp.triks]
Meaning
- receiver (female)
- concealer (female)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | receptrīx | receptrīcēs |
| genitive | receptrīcis | receptrīcum |
| dative | receptrīcī | receptrīcibus |
| accusative | receptrīcem | receptrīcēs |
| ablative | receptrīce | receptrīcibus |
| vocative | receptrīx | receptrīcēs |
rĕceptrix, īcis, f. receptor.
I. She that receives, App. Mund. p. 66, 17; id. Asclep. p. 77, 30; p. 287 Bip.; Ambros. in Luc. 8, 52.—
II. In a bad sense, she that harbors or conceals:
Messana, praedarum ac furtorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; 2, 5, 62, § 160.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
receptrīx īcis, f
receptor, a harborer, concealer : Messana praedarum.
Origins
From recipiō, receptum (“to take back”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).