translatrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trānslātrīx. By surface analysis, translator +‎ -trix, as a regular Latinate formation of the feminine agent noun[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹɑːnsˈleɪtɹɪks/, /tɹænsˈleɪtɹɪks/, /tɹɑːnzˈleɪtɹɪks/, /tɹænzˈleɪtɹɪks/

Noun

translatrix (plural translatrices)

  1. A woman, girl, or other female who translates; a specifically female translator.

References

  1. ^ “transˈlatrix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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