ducatrix
Latin
Etymology
From ducātor + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dʊˈkaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪uˈkaː.t̪riks]
Noun
ducātrīx f (genitive ducātrīcis, masculine ducātor); third declension
- a (female) leader, a chieftainess
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ducātrīx | ducātrīcēs |
| genitive | ducātrīcis | ducātrīcum |
| dative | ducātrīcī | ducātrīcibus |
| accusative | ducātrīcem | ducātrīcēs |
| ablative | ducātrīce | ducātrīcibus |
| vocative | ducātrīx | ducātrīcēs |
References
- “ducatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ducatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.