English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin usurpatrix.

Noun edit

usurpatrix

  1. A female usurper.
    Synonym: usurpress

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ūsūrpātrīx f (genitive ūsūrpātrīcis); third declension

  1. a female usurper; usurpress

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs
Genitive ūsūrpātrīcis ūsūrpātrīcum
Dative ūsūrpātrīcī ūsūrpātrīcibus
Accusative ūsūrpātrīcem ūsūrpātrīcēs
Ablative ūsūrpātrīce ūsūrpātrīcibus
Vocative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs

Descendants edit

  • English: usurpatrix
  • French: usurpatrice (learned)
  • Italian: usurpatrice (learned)

References edit

  • usurpatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • usurpatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • usurpatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016