altrice

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin altrīcem, female equivalent of altor (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtri.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -itʃe
  • Hyphenation: al‧trì‧ce

Noun

altrice f (plural altrici)

  1. (literary) female equivalent of altore: nourisher
    Synonym: (literary) nutrice

Adjective

altrice

  1. feminine singular of altore

Further reading

  • altrice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

altrīce

  1. ablative singular of altrīx
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