redemptrix

English

Etymology

From Latin redemptrix; equivalent to redemptor +‎ -trix.

Noun

redemptrix

1. (religion) A female redeemer.

   Synonyms: redeemeress, redemptress

Derived terms

• coredemptrix

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈdeːmp.triːks/, [rɛˈd̪eːmpt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈdemp.triks/, [reˈd̪ɛmpt̪riks]

Noun

redēmptrīx f (genitive redēmptrīcis, masculine redēmptor); third declension

1. contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer (female)
2. redemptress (female redeemer)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	redēmptrīx	redēmptrīcēs
genitive	redēmptrīcis	redēmptrīcum
dative	redēmptrīcī	redēmptrīcibus
accusative	redēmptrīcem	redēmptrīcēs
ablative	redēmptrīce	redēmptrīcibus
vocative	redēmptrīx	redēmptrīcēs

References

• “redemptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• redemptrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.