educatrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From ēdūcō (“lead, draw or take out”) + -trīx (“-ess”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eː.duˈkaː.triːks/, [eːd̪ʊˈkäːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.duˈka.triks/, [ed̪uˈkäːt̪riks]
Noun edit
ēducātrīx f (genitive ēducātrīcis, masculine ēducātor); third declension
- nurse (of a child)
- foster mother
- tutor, teacher (female)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
| Genitive | ēducātrīcis | ēducātrīcum |
| Dative | ēducātrīcī | ēducātrīcibus |
| Accusative | ēducātrīcem | ēducātrīcēs |
| Ablative | ēducātrīce | ēducātrīcibus |
| Vocative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- educatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.