amatrix
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amatrix, (gen.), amatricis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
amorous; (applied to things);
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (all)voc. sg. (all) - Entry →amatrix, amatricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sweetheart, mistress; hussy; woman who loves (in sexual sense);
nom. sg.voc. sg.
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..."
