doctrix

Latin

Etymology

From doceō (“I teach”) +‎ -trīx (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdok.triːks/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdok.triks/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪riks]

Noun

doctrīx f (genitive doctrīcis); third declension

1. teacher, instructor, trainer (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	doctrīx	doctrīcēs
Genitive	doctrīcis	doctrīcum
Dative	doctrīcī	doctrīcibus
Accusative	doctrīcem	doctrīcēs
Ablative	doctrīce	doctrīcibus
Vocative	doctrīx	doctrīcēs

Related terms

• doctor

References

• “doctrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• doctrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• doctrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016