altrice

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin altrīcem, female equivalent of altor (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtri.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -itʃe
• Hyphenation: al‧trì‧ce

Noun

altrice f (plural altrici)

1. (literary) female equivalent of altore: nourisher

   Synonym: (literary) nutrice

Adjective

altrice

1. feminine singular of altore

Related terms

• alimento
• almo
• alunno

 

Further reading

• altrice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• celarti, citarle, recital, tralice

Latin

Noun

altrīce

1. ablative singular of altrīx