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usurpatrix

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin usurpatrix.

Noun

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usurpatrix

  1. A female usurper.
    Synonym: usurpress

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ūsūrpātrīx f (genitive ūsūrpātrīcis); third declension

  1. a female usurper; usurpress

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs
genitive ūsūrpātrīcis ūsūrpātrīcum
dative ūsūrpātrīcī ūsūrpātrīcibus
accusative ūsūrpātrīcem ūsūrpātrīcēs
ablative ūsūrpātrīce ūsūrpātrīcibus
vocative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs

Descendants

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  • English: usurpatrix
  • French: usurpatrice (learned)
  • Italian: usurpatrice (learned)

References

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  • usurpatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • usurpatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • usurpatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016