competitrix
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
competitrix (plural competrices)
- (rare) A female competitor.
- Synonym: competitress
- Edward Herbert, The History of England Under Henry VIII, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Queen Anne being now without competitrix for her title, thought her self secure
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kom.peˈtiː.triːks/, [kɔmpɛˈt̪iːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kom.peˈti.triks/, [kompeˈt̪iːt̪riks]
Noun edit
competītrīx f (genitive competītrīcis, masculine competītor); third declension
- competitor (female)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | competītrīx | competītrīcēs |
Genitive | competītrīcis | competītrīcum |
Dative | competītrīcī | competītrīcibus |
Accusative | competītrīcem | competītrīcēs |
Ablative | competītrīce | competītrīcibus |
Vocative | competītrīx | competītrīcēs |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “competitrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “competitrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- competitrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette