noun · femininethird declension
sitītrīx
sitītrīx f (genitive sitītrīcis, masculine sitītor)
Classical[sɪˈtiː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[siˈtiː.triks]
Meaning
- post Classicalfemale thirster, woman who thirsts
Instans superba regibus, Sancti sititrix sanguinis, Quae, Christe, de regno tuo Suam facit tyrannidem.
1889, Alexander Reifferscheid, Quellen zur Geschichte des geistigen Lebens in Deutschland während des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts nach Handschriften, Henninger, page 254:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sitītrīx | sitītrīcēs |
| genitive | sitītrīcis | sitītrīcum |
| dative | sitītrīcī | sitītrīcibus |
| accusative | sitītrīcem | sitītrīcēs |
| ablative | sitītrīce | sitītrīcibus |
| vocative | sitītrīx | sitītrīcēs |
Origins
From sitiō, sitītum (“to thirst”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).