English

Noun

cantrix ‎(plural cantrices)

1. A female cantor.

Latin

Etymology

From cantor ‎(“male singer”) + -trīx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.triːks/

Noun

cantrīx f ‎(genitive cantrīcis); third declension

1. a female singer, songstress, player

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

References

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