investigatrix
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin investīgātrīx;[1] see -rix.
Noun edit
investigatrix (plural investigatrices)
- female equivalent of investigator
- Synonym: investigatress
- 1843, “Passages at the German Brunnen”, in The Metropolitan Magazine, volume XXXVII, Saunders and Otley, page 357:
- Our indefatigable investigatrix quickly brought us more positive information. She had actually overheard Sir John lay his heart and fortune at Miss Beechwood’s feet, without mentioning his hand.
References edit
- ^ “investigatrix, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.u̯es.tiːˈɡaː.triːks/, [ɪnu̯ɛs̠t̪iːˈɡäːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.ves.tiˈɡa.triks/, [iɱvest̪iˈɡäːt̪riks]
Noun edit
investīgātrīx f (genitive investīgātrīcis); third declension
- female equivalent of investigator
- c. 410–420, Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book V, § 442:
- Inventio est quaestionum argumentorumque sagax investigatrixque comprehensio.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a. 1259, Matthew Paris, Chronica Majora:
- Hoc autem rationi constat esse dissonum et omni iustitiae, immo contra logicae regulam, quae est investigatrix veritatis infallibilis.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | investīgātrīx | investīgātrīcēs |
| Genitive | investīgātrīcis | investīgātrīcum |
| Dative | investīgātrīcī | investīgātrīcibus |
| Accusative | investīgātrīcem | investīgātrīcēs |
| Ablative | investīgātrīce | investīgātrīcibus |
| Vocative | investīgātrīx | investīgātrīcēs |
Descendants edit
- → English: investigatrix