ancestrix
English edit
Etymology edit
ancest(or) (“forebear”) + -trix (suffix forming feminine agent nouns)
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănʹsĭs-trĭks, IPA(key): /ˈæn.sɪs.tɹɪks/
Noun edit
ancestrix (plural ancestrices or ancestrixes)[1]
- A female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.[1]
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Ancestor” defined identically by:
Ancestors: Webster’s Quotations, Facts and Phrases (2008, ICON Group International, Inc.) on page 371, and by:
Correctives: Webster’s Quotations, Facts and Phrases (2008, ICON Group International, Inc.) on page 205, as:
Ancestor. An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor. […T]he correct female form of the word is “ancestrix”, pl: “ancestrixes” or “ancestrices”.