amatrix, amatricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sweetheart, mistress; hussy; woman who loves (in sexual sense);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amatrix | amatrices |
| Gen. | amatricis | amatricum, amatricium |
| Dat. | amatrici | amatricibus |
| Acc. | amatricem | amatrices |
| Voc. | amatrix | amatrices |
| Abl. | amatrice | amatricibus |
Examples
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...neque quae delinquont amo. CLEAR. Satis dicacula es amatrix. PHIL. Mater, is quaestus mihi est: lingua poscit, corpus..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...bene nota choro. Carmina fingentem Sappho laudabat amatrix: castior haec et non doctior illa fuit. 10 Ipsarum tribadum..."