corruptrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin corruptrīx. By surface analysis, corruptor +‎ -trix.

Noun

corruptrix (plural corruptrices)

  1. (obsolete) A female corrupter.

Synonyms

References

Latin

Etymology

From corrumpō, corruptum (corrupt, seduce, verb) +‎ -trīx f (-ess, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

corruptrīx f (genitive corruptrīcis); third declension

  1. a seductress (woman who seduces); female equivalent of corruptor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative corruptrīx corruptrīcēs
genitive corruptrīcis corruptrīcum
dative corruptrīcī corruptrīcibus
accusative corruptrīcem corruptrīcēs
ablative corruptrīce corruptrīcibus
vocative corruptrīx corruptrīcēs

References

  • corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers