sectrix
Latin
Etymology
From secō, sectum (“to cut”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛk.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛk.t̪riks]
Noun
sectrīx f (genitive sectrīcis, masculine sector); third declension
- sectrix, which is a curve which can be used to divide an arbitrary angle by any integer.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sectrīx | sectrīcēs |
| genitive | sectrīcis | sectrīcum |
| dative | sectrīcī | sectrīcibus |
| accusative | sectrīcem | sectrīcēs |
| ablative | sectrīce | sectrīcibus |
| vocative | sectrīx | sectrīcēs |
References
- “sectrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sectrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.