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altrix
altrix
Latin
Noun
altrīx f (genitive altrīcis); third declension
- nourisher, cherisher, sustainer (female)
- wetnurse
- foster mother
- motherland
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
| genitive | altrīcis | altrīcum |
| dative | altrīcī | altrīcibus |
| accusative | altrīcem | altrīcēs |
| ablative | altrīce | altrīcibus |
| vocative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
References
- altrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- altrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “altrix”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.