speculatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin speculātrīx. Equivalent to speculate +‎ -trix.

Noun

speculatrix

1. A female speculator.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spe.kuˈlaː.triːks/, [s̠pɛkʊˈɫ̪äːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spe.kuˈla.triks/, [spekuˈläːt̪riks]

Noun

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

1. a (female) watcher or spy

Declension

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

• “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.