"meretrix" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈme.re.triːks/ [Classical], [ˈmɛrɛt̪riːks̠] [Classical], /ˈme.re.triks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈmɛːret̪riks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From mereō (“to earn (a living)”) + -trīx (“agent noun suffix”), literally “the earner”. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|mereō|trīx|lit=the earner|t1=to earn (a living)|t2=agent noun suffix}} mereō (“to earn (a living)”) + -trīx (“agent noun suffix”), literally “the earner” Head templates: {{la-noun|meretrīx<3>|m=meretor}} meretrīx f (genitive meretrīcis, masculine meretor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|meretrīx<3>}} Forms: meretrīx [canonical, feminine], meretrīcis [genitive], meretor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], meretrīx [nominative, singular], meretrīcēs [nominative, plural], meretrīcis [genitive, singular], meretrīcum [genitive, plural], meretrīcī [dative, singular], meretrīcibus [dative, plural], meretrīcem [accusative, singular], meretrīcēs [accusative, plural], meretrīce [ablative, singular], meretrīcibus [ablative, plural], meretrīx [singular, vocative], meretrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a female prostitute or courtesan Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Female people, Occupations, Prostitution Synonyms: meritrix, meletrix, meletris, menetrix, menetris (alt: dissimilation, cluster simplification) [Late-Latin, common, proscribed] Derived forms: meretrīcābilis, meretrīciē, meretrīcius, meretrīcor, meretrīcula
    Sense id: en-meretrix-la-noun-d8omnv0h Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -trix Related terms: merenda, merendārius, merendō, merēns, mereō, meritō, meritōrium, meritōrius, meritum, meritus, lēna

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        {
          "word": "merēns"
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        {
          "word": "mereō"
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        {
          "word": "meritō"
        },
        {
          "word": "meritōrium"
        },
        {
          "word": "meritōrius"
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.re.triks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "meretrīcibus",
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        "plural"
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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      "word": "meritōrius"
    },
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      "word": "lēna"
    }
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -trix",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "la:Female people",
        "la:Occupations",
        "la:Prostitution"
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      ],
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          "prostitute"
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          "courtesan",
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɛrɛt̪riːks̠]",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.re.triks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛːret̪riks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "meritrix"
    },
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      "word": "meletrix"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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  "word": "meretrix"
}

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