piscatrix

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx.

Noun

piscatrix (plural not attested)

1. (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times.
2. (humorous) A female angler.
   • 1854, Mrs. Locke, Rosa St. Orme, and other tales, page 16:

     Lady Eda was reckoned by the learned in such matters to be a piscatrix of the most dexterous order; so that she only permitted Pierce to tie on her flies, but would not condescend to have further assistance from any one.

Related terms

• piscator

Latin

Etymology

From piscor ‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pisˈkaː.triːks/, [pɪs̠ˈkäːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pisˈka.triks/, [pisˈkäːt̪riks]

Noun

piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor); third declension

1. fisherwoman

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	piscātrīx	piscātrīcēs
genitive	piscātrīcis	piscātrīcum
dative	piscātrīcī	piscātrīcibus
accusative	piscātrīcem	piscātrīcēs
ablative	piscātrīce	piscātrīcibus
vocative	piscātrīx	piscātrīcēs

References

• “piscatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• piscatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.