amplificatrix
Latin
Etymology
From amplificō, amplificātum (“to enlarge”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [am.plɪ.fɪˈkaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [am.pli.fiˈkaː.t̪riks]
- Hyphenation: am‧pli‧fi‧cā‧trīx
Noun
amplificātrīx f (genitive amplificātrīcis); third declension
- female equivalent of amplificātor (“one who enlarges, amplifies, or decorates”)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amplificātrīx | amplificātrīcēs |
| genitive | amplificātrīcis | amplificātrīcum |
| dative | amplificātrīcī | amplificātrīcibus |
| accusative | amplificātrīcem | amplificātrīcēs |
| ablative | amplificātrīce | amplificātrīcibus |
| vocative | amplificātrīx | amplificātrīcēs |
Further reading
- “amplificatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amplificatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.