actrix

Latin

Etymology

From āctor (“doer, actor”), from agō (“do, act”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaːk.triːks/

Noun

āctrīx f (genitive āctrīcis); third declension

doer (female)
actrice, actor (female) (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
plaintiff (female)
stewardess, steward (female)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	āctrīx	āctrīcēs
Genitive	āctrīcis	āctrīcum
Dative	āctrīcī	āctrīcibus
Accusative	āctrīcem	āctrīcēs
Ablative	āctrīce	āctrīcibus
Vocative	āctrīx	āctrīcēs

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: actriu
French: actrice
Italian: attrice
Portuguese: atriz
Spanish: actriz

References

actrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
actrix in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
actrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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