explicatrix

Latin

Etymology

explicō (“to explain”) +‎ -trīx

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ek.spliˈkaː.triːks/, [ɛks̠plʲɪˈkäːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ek.spliˈka.triks/, [ekspliˈkäːt̪riks]

Noun

explicātrīx f (genitive explicātrīcis); third declension

1. female equivalent of explicātor (“one who explains or expounds”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	explicātrīx	explicātrīcēs
genitive	explicātrīcis	explicātrīcum
dative	explicātrīcī	explicātrīcibus
accusative	explicātrīcem	explicātrīcēs
ablative	explicātrīce	explicātrīcibus
vocative	explicātrīx	explicātrīcēs

References

• “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