English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin generātrīx

Noun edit

generatrix (plural generatrices or generatrixes)

  1. (geometry) A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure.
    Synonyms: describent, generant

Translations edit

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From generō (bring to life, beget, generate, produce) +‎ -trīx (feminine agentive suffix) or generātor +‎ -trīx

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

generātrīx f (genitive generātrīcis, masculine generātor); third declension

  1. female equivalent of generātor: producer, generator; she who produces, generates, brings forth
  2. (geometry) generatrix (feminine since it is a type of līnea f (line))

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative generātrīx generātrīcēs
Genitive generātrīcis generātrīcum
Dative generātrīcī generātrīcibus
Accusative generātrīcem generātrīcēs
Ablative generātrīce generātrīcibus
Vocative generātrīx generātrīcēs

References edit

  • generatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • generatrix in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, volume 1, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • generatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette