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See also: Beatrice
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From bea(re) (“to make blessed”) + -trice (“-ess”, feminine agent noun suffix).
Adjective[edit]
beatrice (feminine-only, feminine plural beatrici)
- that gives bliss; blissening
Noun[edit]
beatrice f (plural beatrici)
- female equivalent of beatore
Etymology 2[edit]
From the name of Beatrice Portinari (1266 – 1290), woman commonly identified as poet Dante Alighieri's inspiring muse.
Noun[edit]
beatrice f (plural beatrici)
- a woman who is a source of inspiration for a poet or artist; muse
- Eleonora Duse è stata, in un certo periodo, la beatrice di D’Annunzio. ― Eleonora Duse, for a certain period, was D'Annunzio's muse.