noun · femininethird declension
textrīx
textrīx f (genitive textrīcis, masculine textor)
Classical[ˈtɛk.striːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.striks]
Meaning
- weaver (female)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fēmina quae texittextrix -īcis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 12
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | textrīx | textrīcēs |
| genitive | textrīcis | textrīcum |
| dative | textrīcī | textrīcibus |
| accusative | textrīcem | textrīcēs |
| ablative | textrīce | textrīcibus |
| vocative | textrīx | textrīcēs |
textrix, īcis,f. textor,
I. a female weaver, Mart. 4, 19, 1; Inscr. Rein. cl. 9, n. 77; Dig. 33, 9, 3, § 6; Tib. 2, 1, 65; App. M. 6, p. 181, 25. —
In apposition: anus, i. e. the Fates, App. M. 6, p. 180, 39.Origins
From texō, textum (“weave”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).