inventrix en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ĭnvĕnʹtrĭks (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈvɛntɹɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inventrīx. By surface analysis, inventor + -trix.
Meanings
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(archaic) A female that invents.
Trouveuſe: f. An inventrix; or a woman that findeth out.
1673, Randle Cotgrave, “Trouveuſe”, in A French and English Dictionary:Two proletariat inventrices on the way to an inventor’s congress
1997, Angelika Taschen, Roberto Ohrt, Burkhard Riemschneider, editors, Kippenberger, Taschen, →ISBN, page 218, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inuentrix | alternative | lexicographic | |
| inventrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
la inventrīx (a female that invents) · it inventrice (a female that invents) · es inventora (a female that invents) · fr trouveuse (a female that invents) · fr inventrice (a female that invents) · cs vynálezkyně (a female that invents) · cy dyfeiswraig (a female that invents)