saltatrix

Latin

Etymology

From salto +‎ -trix.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /salˈtaː.triːks/, [saɫˈtaː.triːks]

Noun

saltātrīx f (genitive saltātrīcis); third declension

  1. female dancer, dancing girl

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saltātrīx saltātrīcēs
Genitive saltātrīcis saltātrīcum
Dative saltātrīcī saltātrīcibus
Accusative saltātrīcem saltātrīcēs
Ablative saltātrīce saltātrīcibus
Vocative saltātrīx saltātrīcēs

Derived terms
  • saltātrīcula

References
  • saltatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saltatrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saltatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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