tonstrix
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tōnsor (“hair cutter, barber”) + -trīx; from tondeō (“shear, shave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈton.striːks/, [ˈt̪õːs̠t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈton.striks/, [ˈt̪ɔnst̪riks]
Noun
[edit]tōnstrīx f (genitive tōnstrīcis, masculine tōnsor); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
| Genitive | tōnstrīcis | tōnstrīcum |
| Dative | tōnstrīcī | tōnstrīcibus |
| Accusative | tōnstrīcem | tōnstrīcēs |
| Ablative | tōnstrīce | tōnstrīcibus |
| Vocative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “tonstrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tonstrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.