spectatrix
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spectātrīx. By surface analysis, spectator + -trix.
Noun
spectatrix (plural spectatrixes)
- (dated) A female spectator.
- Synonym: spectatress
References
- “spectatrix, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spɛkˈtaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [spekˈtaː.triks]
Noun
spectātrīx f (genitive spectātrīcis, masculine spectātor); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spectātrīx | spectātrīcēs |
| genitive | spectātrīcis | spectātrīcum |
| dative | spectātrīcī | spectātrīcibus |
| accusative | spectātrīcem | spectātrīcēs |
| ablative | spectātrīce | spectātrīcibus |
| vocative | spectātrīx | spectātrīcēs |
References
- “spectatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “spectatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “spectatrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.