defensatrix
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom dēfēnsō (“to defend”) + -trīx.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deː.fenˈsaː.triːks/, [d̪eːfẽːˈs̠äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fenˈsa.triks/, [d̪efenˈsäːt̪riks]
Noun
editdēfēnsātrīx f (genitive dēfēnsātrīcis, masculine dēfēnsātor or dēfēnsor); third declension
- a female defender
Usage notes
editIn terms of form, this is the feminine counterpart of dēfēnsātor, while dēfēnstrīx is the feminine counterpart of dēfēnsor. However, it appears that dēfēnsātrīx has conventionally been used as the specifically feminine counterpart to dēfēnsor (when one is used) in the title Fidei Defensor/Defensatrix or Defensor/Defensatrix Fidei "Defender of the Faith".
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dēfēnsātrīx | dēfēnsātrīcēs |
Genitive | dēfēnsātrīcis | dēfēnsātrīcum |
Dative | dēfēnsātrīcī | dēfēnsātrīcibus |
Accusative | dēfēnsātrīcem | dēfēnsātrīcēs |
Ablative | dēfēnsātrīce | dēfēnsātrīcibus |
Vocative | dēfēnsātrīx | dēfēnsātrīcēs |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “defensatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- defensatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.