captrix

Latin

Etymology

From the verb capio (“I take, capture, seize”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.triːks/, [ˈkäpt̪riːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.triks/, [ˈkäpt̪riks]

Noun

captrix f (genitive captricis); third declension

who catches or captures
a female captor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	captrix	captricēs
Genitive	captricis	captricum
Dative	captricī	captricibus
Accusative	captricem	captricēs
Ablative	captrice	captricibus
Vocative	captrix	captricēs

Related terms

captor
captorius
captura
captus

References

“captrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
captrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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