speculatrix

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin speculātrīx. Equivalent to speculate +‎ -trix.

Noun[edit]

speculatrix

  1. A female speculator.

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

speculātrīx f (genitive speculātrīcis, masculine speculātor); third declension

  1. a (female) watcher or spy

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative speculātrīx speculātrīcēs
Genitive speculātrīcis speculātrīcum
Dative speculātrīcī speculātrīcibus
Accusative speculātrīcem speculātrīcēs
Ablative speculātrīce speculātrīcibus
Vocative speculātrīx speculātrīcēs

References[edit]

  • speculatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • speculatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • speculatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.