obstetrix

English

Etymology

Latin obstetrix

Noun

obstetrix

(formal) A midwife.

Latin

Alternative forms

obstītrix

Etymology

From obstō (“to stand before”), or with the same elements.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈop.ste.triːks/, [ˈɔp.stɛ.triːks]

Noun

obstetrīx f (genitive obstetrīcis); third declension

midwife

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	obstetrīx	obstetrīcēs
Genitive	obstetrīcis	obstetrīcum
Dative	obstetrīcī	obstetrīcibus
Accusative	obstetrīcem	obstetrīcēs
Ablative	obstetrīce	obstetrīcibus
Vocative	obstetrīx	obstetrīcēs

Descendants

French: obstétrique
Italian: ostetrica

References

obstetrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
obstetrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
obstetrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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