auctrix

Latin

Etymology

Derived from auctor, from Latin auctus, perfect passive participle of augeō (“to increase, nourish”). Surface analysis: auc(tor) (“originator”) +‎ -trīx (“-ess, -rix”, feminine agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯k.triːks/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯k.triks/

Noun

auctrīx f (genitive auctrīcis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) a female originator
Ave Maria, o auctrix vitae
Hail Mary, originator of life

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	auctrīx	auctrīcēs
Genitive	auctrīcis	auctrīcum
Dative	auctrīcī	auctrīcibus
Accusative	auctrīcem	auctrīcēs
Ablative	auctrīce	auctrīcibus
Vocative	auctrīx	auctrīcēs

Descendants

French : autrice
Italian : autrice

References

auctrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
auctrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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