educatrix
Latin
Etymology
From ēducō, ēducātum (“to bring up”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.dʊˈkaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.d̪uˈkaː.t̪riks]
Noun
ēducātrīx f (genitive ēducātrīcis, masculine ēducātor); third declension
- nurse (of a child)
- foster mother
- tutor, teacher (female)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
| genitive | ēducātrīcis | ēducātrīcum |
| dative | ēducātrīcī | ēducātrīcibus |
| accusative | ēducātrīcem | ēducātrīcēs |
| ablative | ēducātrīce | ēducātrīcibus |
| vocative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
References
- “educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- educatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.