"actrix" meaning in Latin

See actrix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈaːk.triːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈak.triks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From agō, āctum (“to do, to act”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|agō|trīx|alt1=agō, āctum|g2=f|pos1=v|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to do, to act|t2=-ess}} agō, āctum (“to do, to act”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|āctrīx<3>|m=āctor}} āctrīx f (genitive āctrīcis, masculine āctor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|āctrīx<3>}} Forms: āctrīx [canonical, feminine], āctrīcis [genitive], āctor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], āctrīx [nominative, singular], āctrīcēs [nominative, plural], āctrīcis [genitive, singular], āctrīcum [genitive, plural], āctrīcī [dative, singular], āctrīcibus [dative, plural], āctrīcem [accusative, singular], āctrīcēs [accusative, plural], āctrīce [ablative, singular], āctrīcibus [ablative, plural], āctrīx [singular, vocative], āctrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. doer (female) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-actrix-la-noun-TvR5A-YW Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 28 21 28 23
  2. actress, actor (female) (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-actrix-la-noun-pKB-LRp8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -trix, Female people, Occupations, Theater Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 84 5 6 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 23 34 23 20 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -trix: 15 55 15 15 Disambiguation of Female people: 28 21 28 23 Disambiguation of Occupations: 7 76 7 11 Disambiguation of Theater: 11 68 11 11
  3. plaintiff (female) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-actrix-la-noun-us8fq5qm Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 28 21 28 23
  4. stewardess, steward (female) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-actrix-la-noun-ZRL5PhTf Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 28 21 28 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: āctīvus, āctor
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "attrice"
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈak.triks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "attrice"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
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        "stewardess, steward (female)"
      ],
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          "steward",
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      "ipa": "[ˈaːk.triːks]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈak.triks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "actrix"
}

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