explicatrix
Latin
Etymology
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Latin explicō, explicātum
Latin explicātrīx
From explicō, explicātum (“to explain”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛk.splɪˈkaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ek.spliˈkaː.triks]
Noun
explicātrīx f (genitive explicātrīcis); third declension
- female equivalent of explicātor (“one who explains or expounds”)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | explicātrīx | explicātrīcēs |
| genitive | explicātrīcis | explicātrīcum |
| dative | explicātrīcī | explicātrīcibus |
| accusative | explicātrīcem | explicātrīcēs |
| ablative | explicātrīce | explicātrīcibus |
| vocative | explicātrīx | explicātrīcēs |
References
- “explicatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “explicatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (fold)
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁éǵʰs
- Latin terms suffixed with -trix
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