-trix en · X
Pronunciation
- -trĭks
- /-tɹɪks/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /-ʈɹɪks/ (India)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-tɹəks/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin -trīx, -trīcis.
Meanings
- (dated, morpheme, qualifier:plural usually -trices) Found on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns.
- (morpheme, qualifier:plural usually -trixes) Forms nouns defining women who engage in specific forms of sexual dominance (by analogy with dominatrix)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -trices | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| -trixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sequestratrix · consultrix · Most of these derived terms were borrowed directly from Latin · dispositrix · projectrix · praetrix · cantatrix · renovatrix · alienatrix · divinatrix · triumphatrix · educatrix · reconciliatrix · preservatrix · explicatrix · novatrix · prætrix · insultatrix · dedicatrix · expenditrix · assestrix · rather than formed in English · congregatrix · advotrix · expugnatrix · co-executrix · amatrix · regulatrix · lavatrix · fabricatrix · premeditatrix · liberatrix · sermocinatrix · embassatrix · pontificatrix · observatrix · co-operatrix · compilatrix · perspectrix · devoratrix · sarcomatrix · pulveratrix · concionatrix · writrix · causatrix · interpolatrix · concitatrix · ambulatrix · perturbatrix · confessatrix · syntractrix