competitrix

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

competitrix (plural competrices)

  1. (rare) A female competitor.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of George William MacArthur Reynolds to this entry?)

Latin

Etymology

From competō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kom.peˈtiː.triːks/, [kɔm.pɛˈtiː.triːks]

Noun

competītrīx f (genitive competītrīcis); third declension

  1. competitor (female)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative competītrīx competītrīcēs
Genitive competītrīcis competītrīcum
Dative competītrīcī competītrīcibus
Accusative competītrīcem competītrīcēs
Ablative competītrīce competītrīcibus
Vocative competītrīx competītrīcēs

References
  • competitrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • competitrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • competitrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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