noun · femininethird declension
salūtātrīx
salūtātrīx f (genitive salūtātrīcis, masculine salūtātor)
Classical[sa.ɫuːˈtaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[sa.luˈtaː.triks]
Meaning
- one who greets; a greeter, saluter (female)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | salūtātrīx | salūtātrīcēs |
| genitive | salūtātrīcis | salūtātrīcum |
| dative | salūtātrīcī | salūtātrīcibus |
| accusative | salūtātrīcem | salūtātrīcēs |
| ablative | salūtātrīce | salūtātrīcibus |
| vocative | salūtātrīx | salūtātrīcēs |
sălūtātrix, īcis, f. salutator (postAug.),
I. she that salutes; occurring only in apposition.
II. In partic., she that makes complimentary visits, that pays court:
turba, i. e. the crowd of clients who come to salute their patron in the morning, Juv. 5, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
salūtātrīx īcis, f
salutator, that makes complimentary visits : turba, of morning callers , Iu.
Origins
From salutō, salūtātum (“to greet”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).