LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

tōnstrīx

tōnstrīx f (genitive tōnstrīcis, masculine tōnsor)
Classical[ˈtõː.striːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔn.striks]

Meaning

  1. a female hair cutter, barber

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetōnstrīxtōnstrīcēs
genitivetōnstrīcistōnstrīcum
dativetōnstrīcītōnstrīcibus
accusativetōnstrīcemtōnstrīcēs
ablativetōnstrīcetōnstrīcibus
vocativetōnstrīxtōnstrīcēs

tonstrix (tonsrix, Charis. p. 30 P.), īcis, f. id.,
I. a female hair-cutter or barber, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 51; 4, 2, 59; 4, 4, 3; Mart. 2, 17, 1; Inscr. Grut. 594, 3.

Origins

From tondeō, tōnsum (“shear, shave”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does tōnstrīx mean in Latin?
tōnstrīx, a noun, means “a female hair cutter, barber”.
What is the genitive of tōnstrīx?
The genitive singular is tōnstrīcis. tōnstrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tōnstrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈtõː.striːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔn.striks].