defensatrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dēfēnsō (“to defend”) + -trīx.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.fenˈsaː.triːks/, [d̪eːfẽːˈs̠äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fenˈsa.triks/, [d̪efenˈsäːt̪riks]
Noun edit
dēfēnsātrīx f (genitive dēfēnsātrīcis, masculine dēfēnsātor or dēfēnsor); third declension
- a female defender
Usage notes edit
In 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 edit
Third-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 edit
References 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.