directrice

English

Noun

directrice (plural directrices)

1. Alternative form of directrix (“female director; line defining a curve or surface”)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French directrice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtri.sə/

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• Hyphenation: di‧rec‧tri‧ce
• Rhymes: -isə

Noun

directrice f (plural directrices, diminutive directricetje n)

1. female equivalent of directeur

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁɛk.tʁis/

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• Audio (Switzerland):

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• Hyphenation: di‧rec‧tri‧ce
• Rhymes: -is

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

directrice f (plural directrices)

1. female equivalent of directeur

Derived terms

• présidente-directrice générale

Further reading

• “directrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• créditrice