"meretrix" meaning in Latin

See meretrix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mĕrĕtrīx [singular, nominative], mĕrĕtrīcēs [plural, nominative], mĕrĕtrīx [singular, vocative], mĕrĕtrīcēs [plural, vocative], mĕrĕtrīcem [singular, accusative], mĕrĕtrīcēs [plural, accusative], mĕrĕtrīcis [singular, genitive], mĕrĕtrīcum [plural, genitive], mĕrĕtrīcī [singular, dative], mĕrĕtrīcibus [plural, dative], mĕrĕtrīcĕ [singular, ablative], mĕrĕtrīcibus [plural, ablative]
  1. Prostituée déclarée (par opposition à une prostibula), dans l’Ancienne Rome.
    Sense id: fr-meretrix-la-noun-HF0PCCmJ Categories (other): Lexique en latin de la sexualité, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en latin Topics: sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lupa, lupana, nonaria, prostituta, scortum Derived forms: mĕrĕtrīcābĭlis, mĕrĕtrīcārĭus, mĕrĕtrīcātĭo, mĕrētrīcĭē, mĕrĕtrīcĭus, mĕrĕtrīcĭum, mĕrĕtrīcor, mĕrĕtrīcŭla, meretrix, meretrice

Inflected forms

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    {
      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcābĭlis"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcārĭus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "conduite ou métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcātĭo"
    },
    {
      "translation": "en courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrētrīcĭē"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcĭus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcĭum"
    },
    {
      "translation": "faire le métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcor"
    },
    {
      "translation": "courtisanede bas étage",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcŭla"
    },
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      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "meretrix"
    },
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      "lang": "Italien",
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      "word": "meretrice"
    }
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    "Déverbal de mereo (« mériter, gagner son salaire »),dérivé de meritum, avec le suffixe -trix. Comparez avec le français gagneuse."
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      "word": "scortum"
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      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcābĭlis"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcārĭus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "conduite ou métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcātĭo"
    },
    {
      "translation": "en courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrētrīcĭē"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcĭus"
    },
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      "translation": "métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcĭum"
    },
    {
      "translation": "faire le métier de courtisane",
      "word": "mĕrĕtrīcor"
    },
    {
      "translation": "courtisanede bas étage",
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    },
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      "lang": "Anglais",
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        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mĕrĕtrīx",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcēs",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcem",
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        "accusative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcēs",
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        "plural",
        "accusative"
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    },
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcis",
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        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcum",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcī",
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        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcĕ",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
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      "form": "mĕrĕtrīcibus",
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        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        "sexuality"
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    {
      "word": "lupa"
    },
    {
      "word": "lupana"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonaria"
    },
    {
      "word": "prostituta"
    },
    {
      "word": "scortum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meretrix"
}

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