ambestrix

Latin

Etymology

From ambedō (“I eat around, waste”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbes.triːks/, [amˈbɛs.triːks]

Noun

ambestrīx f (genitive ambestrīcis); third declension

  1. a (female) consumer

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ambestrīx ambestrīcēs
Genitive ambestrīcis ambestrīcum
Dative ambestrīcī ambestrīcibus
Accusative ambestrīcem ambestrīcēs
Ablative ambestrīce ambestrīcibus
Vocative ambestrīx ambestrīcēs

References
  • ambestrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ambestrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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