explicatrix
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]explicō (“to explain”) + -trīx
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ek.spliˈkaː.triːks/, [ɛks̠plʲɪˈkäːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.spliˈka.triks/, [ekspliˈkäːt̪riks]
Noun
[edit]explicātrīx f (genitive explicātrīcis); third declension
- female equivalent of explicātor (“one who explains or expounds”)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | explicātrīx | explicātrīcēs |
| Genitive | explicātrīcis | explicātrīcum |
| Dative | explicātrīcī | explicātrīcibus |
| Accusative | explicātrīcem | explicātrīcēs |
| Ablative | explicātrīce | explicātrīcibus |
| Vocative | explicātrīx | explicātrīcēs |
References
[edit]- “explicatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “explicatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers