LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

spectātrīx

spectātrīx f (genitive spectātrīcis, masculine spectātor)
Classical[spɛkˈtaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[spekˈtaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. female onlooker, spectator
  2. female examiner, judge

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespectātrīxspectātrīcēs
genitivespectātrīcisspectātrīcum
dativespectātrīcīspectātrīcibus
accusativespectātrīcemspectātrīcēs
ablativespectātrīcespectātrīcibus
vocativespectātrīxspectātrīcēs

spectātrix, īcis, f. spectator.
I. She that looks at or observes a thing, Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 12; 5, 2, 1; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 18 med.; Ov. Am. 2, 12, 26: scelerum, Luc. 3, 129.—
II. She that judges or tries: incorrupta praeteritorum (posteritas), Amm. 30, 8, 1: humanorum, id. 22, 3, 12: spectatrix dijudicatrixque omnium rerum, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 15, 23.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ Proto-Italic *-trīks Latin -trīx Latin spectātrīx From spectātor + -trīx.

Quick answers

What does spectātrīx mean in Latin?
spectātrīx, a noun, means “female onlooker, spectator; female examiner, judge”.
What is the genitive of spectātrīx?
The genitive singular is spectātrīcis. spectātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce spectātrīx?
In classical Latin, [spɛkˈtaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spekˈtaː.triks].