ballatrix

Latin

Etymology

From ballō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

Noun

ballātrīx f (genitive ballātrīcis, masculine ballātor); third declension

  1. female dancer, dancerette, danceress

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ballātrīx ballātrīcēs
genitive ballātrīcis ballātrīcum
dative ballātrīcī ballātrīcibus
accusative ballātrīcem ballātrīcēs
ablative ballātrīce ballātrīcibus
vocative ballātrīx ballātrīcēs

References

  • "ballatrix", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • ballatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.