"amatrix" meaning in Latin

See amatrix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aˈmaː.triːks] [Classical-Latin], [aˈmaː.triks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō, amātum Latin -trīx f Latin amātrīx From amō, amātum (“love”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|amō<t:love><alt:amō, amātum><pos:v>|-trīx<t:-ess><pos:agentive suffix><g:f>|text=+|title=amātrīx|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō, amātum Latin -trīx f Latin amātrīx [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grab", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃emh₃-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*amāō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "amō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "v" }, { "gloss" : "-ess", "g" : [ { "spec" : "f" } ], "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-trīx", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "agentive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "amātrīx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="amātrīx"> From amō, amātum (“love”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix)., {{ety|la|:af|amō<t:love><alt:amō, amātum><pos:v>|-trīx<t:-ess><pos:agentive suffix><g:f>|text=+|title=amātrīx|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō, amātum Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ Proto-Italic *-trīks Latin -trīx f Latin amātrīx From amō, amātum (“love”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|amātrīx<3>|m=amātor}} amātrīx f (genitive amātrīcis, masculine amātor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|amātrīx<3>}} Forms: amātrīx [canonical, feminine], amātrīcis [genitive], amātor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], amātrīx [nominative, singular], amātrīcēs [nominative, plural], amātrīcis [genitive, singular], amātrīcum [genitive, plural], amātrīcī [dative, singular], amātrīcibus [dative, plural], amātrīcem [accusative, singular], amātrīcēs [accusative, plural], amātrīce [ablative, singular], amātrīcibus [ablative, plural], amātrīx [singular, vocative], amātrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (rare) A female lover, a beloved Tags: declension-3, rare Related terms: amāre, amor
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      "links": [
        [
          "amātrīcēs",
          "amatrices#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "amātrīx<3>",
        "m": "amātor"
      },
      "expansion": "amātrīx f (genitive amātrīcis, masculine amātor); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "amātrīx<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "amāre"
    },
    {
      "word": "amor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with etymon",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin noun forms",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin rare terms",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃emh₃-",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -trix",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "la:Female people",
        "la:Love"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female lover, a beloved"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A female lover, a beloved"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈmaː.triːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈmaː.triks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amatrix"
}

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