electrix
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ēlēctrīx. By surface analysis, elector + -trix.
Noun
electrix (plural electrices)
Synonyms
References
- “electrix, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Latin
Etymology
From ēligō, ēlēctum (“to choose, pick out”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈɫeːk.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈlɛk.triks]
Noun
ēlēctrīx f (genitive ēlēctrīcis, masculine ēlēctor); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēlēctrīx | ēlēctrīcēs |
| genitive | ēlēctrīcis | ēlēctrīcum |
| dative | ēlēctrīcī | ēlēctrīcibus |
| accusative | ēlēctrīcem | ēlēctrīcēs |
| ablative | ēlēctrīce | ēlēctrīcibus |
| vocative | ēlēctrīx | ēlēctrīcēs |
References
- “electrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “electrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 580.
- electrix in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2378