provocatrix

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin provocatrix, from provoco +‎ -trix.

Noun

provocatrix (plural provocatrices)

A female provocator.
- 2012 November 2, Orr, Christopher, “'Wreck-It Ralph' Aims for Pixar ... and Misses”, in The Atlantic‎:
  Rounding out the primary characters is professional provocatrix Sarah Silverman, who voices Vanellope von Schweetz […].
- 2013 June 1, Friedman, Vanessa, “Lunch with the FT: Franca Sozzani”, in 'Financial Times'‎:
  In the Condé Nast universe, […] former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld was the provocatrix; but Sozzani has become the activist – though you’d never know it to look at her.
- 2015 July 30, Scheinman, Ted, “Why does Camille Paglia love Donald Trump?”, in 'Pacific Standard'‎:
  The famously contrarian feminist scholar and provocatrix is gracing her longtime employer, Salon, with a three-part interview this week.

Latin

Etymology

From provoco +‎ -trix.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.woˈkaː.triːks/

Noun

prōvocātrīx f (genitive prōvocātrīcis); third declension

(Late Latin) challenger; temptress

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prōvocātrīx	prōvocātrīcēs
Genitive	prōvocātrīcis	prōvocātrīcum
Dative	prōvocātrīcī	prōvocātrīcibus
Accusative	prōvocātrīcem	prōvocātrīcēs
Ablative	prōvocātrīce	prōvocātrīcibus
Vocative	prōvocātrīx	prōvocātrīcēs

Related terms

prōvocātor

Descendants

→ English: provocatrix

References

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

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