testatrix
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin testātrīx, feminine of Latin testātor (“one who makes a will”); see testator.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
testatrix (plural testatrices or testatrixes)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]
- “testatrix”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “testatrix”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
testor (“I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will”) + -ātrīx
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tesˈtaː.triːks/, [t̪ɛs̠ˈt̪äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tesˈta.triks/, [t̪esˈt̪äːt̪riks]
Noun edit
testātrīx f (genitive testātrīcis, masculine testātor); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | testātrīx | testātrīcēs |
| Genitive | testātrīcis | testātrīcum |
| Dative | testātrīcī | testātrīcibus |
| Accusative | testātrīcem | testātrīcēs |
| Ablative | testātrīce | testātrīcibus |
| Vocative | testātrīx | testātrīcēs |
References edit
- “testatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- testatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.