directrice

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dyrectryce, borrowed from Middle French directrice, a learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭ-rĕk′trēs, dĭ-rĕk′trēs′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹiːs/, /dɪˌɹɛkˈtɹiːs/; /-ɹek-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Scotland) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹis/, /dɪˌɹɛkˈtɹis/
• (Australian) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹek.tɹiːs/, /dɪˌɹekˈtɹiːs/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /dəˈɹek.tɹiːs/, /dəˌɹekˈtɹiːs/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ɖɪˈɾɛ(ː)k.ʈɾiːs/, /ɖɪˌɾɛ(ː)kˈʈɾiːs/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɹiːs, -iːs
• Hyphenation: di‧rec‧trice

Noun

directrice (plural directrices)

1. Alternative form of directrix.

Further reading

• “directrice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French directrice. By surface analysis, directeur +‎ -rice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtri.sə/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -isə
• Hyphenation: di‧rec‧tri‧ce

Noun

directrice f (plural directrices, diminutive directricetje n)

1. female equivalent of directeur

Further reading

• “directrice” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

Etymology

From Middle French directrice, from Latin dīrēctrīx. By surface analysis, directer +‎ -trice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁɛk.tʁis/
  • (Quebec (Canada)) IPA^(key): [d͡zi.ʁɛk.tʁis]

• Audio (France (Lyon)); [di.ʁɛk.tʁis]:

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• Audio (France (Paris)); [di.ʁɛk.tʁis]:

  (file)

• Audio (France (Strasbourg)); [di.ʁɛk.tʁis]:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)); [di.ʁɛk.tʁis]:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)); [di.ʁɛk.tʁis]:

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• Audio (canton du Valais (Switzerland)):

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• Audio (Grenoble (France)):

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• Rhymes: -is
• Hyphenation: di‧rec‧trice

Noun

directrice f (plural directrices)

1. female equivalent of directeur: directress
2. (geometry) ellipsis of ligne directrice: directrix

Derived terms

• présidente-directrice générale

Further reading

• “directrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• créditrice

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diː.reːkˈtriː.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [di.rekˈtriː.t͡ʃe]
• Hyphenation: dī‧rēc‧trī‧ce

Noun

dīrēctrīce

1. ablative singular of dīrēctrīx