competitrix
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
competitrix (plural competrices)
- (rare) A female competitor.
- Edward Herbert, The History of England Under Henry VIII, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Queen Anne being now without competitrix for her title, thought her self secure
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Latin
Etymology
From competō + -trīx.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kom.peˈtiː.triːks/, [kɔmpɛˈt̪iːt̪riːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kom.peˈti.triks/, [kompeˈt̪iːt̪riks]
Noun
competītrīx f (genitive competītrīcis, masculine competītor); third declension
- competitor (female)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | competītrīx | competītrīcēs |
| Genitive | competītrīcis | competītrīcum |
| Dative | competītrīcī | competītrīcibus |
| Accusative | competītrīcem | competītrīcēs |
| Ablative | competītrīce | competītrīcibus |
| Vocative | competītrīx | competītrīcēs |
Related terms
- compitum
- competēns
- competenter
- competentia
- competitio
- competitor
References
- “competitrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “competitrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- competitrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette