protectrix
English
Etymology
From Middle English protectrix, protectryse, protectrice, from Anglo-Latin prōtectrix.
Noun
protectrix (plural protectrices)
- (archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for protectrix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈteːk.triːks/, [proːˈt̪eːkt̪riːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈtek.triks/, [proˈt̪ɛkt̪riks]
Noun
prōtēctrīx f (genitive prōtēctrīcis, masculine prōtēctor); third declension
- female equivalent of prōtēctor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prōtēctrīx | prōtēctrīcēs |
| Genitive | prōtēctrīcis | prōtēctrīcum |
| Dative | prōtēctrīcī | prōtēctrīcibus |
| Accusative | prōtēctrīcem | prōtēctrīcēs |
| Ablative | prōtēctrīce | prōtēctrīcibus |
| Vocative | prōtēctrīx | prōtēctrīcēs |
Descendants
- French: protectrice
- Italian: protettrice
- Spanish: protectriz
References
- protectrix - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
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