imperatrix
English
Etymology
Latin imperatrix. Doublet of empress.
Noun
imperatrix (plural imperatrices)
Antonyms
- imperator (masculine of imperatrix)
Latin
Alternative forms
- inperātrīx
Etymology
From imperō (“to command, order”) + -trīx. Compare imperātor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /im.peˈraː.triːks/, [ɪm.pɛˈraː.triːks]
Noun
imperātrīx f (genitive imperātrīcis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imperātrīx | imperātrīcēs |
| genitive | imperātrīcis | imperātrīcum |
| dative | imperātrīcī | imperātrīcibus |
| accusative | imperātrīcem | imperātrīcēs |
| ablative | imperātrīce | imperātrīcibus |
| vocative | imperātrīx | imperātrīcēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: empress
- French: impératrice
- Italian: imperatrice
- Portuguese: imperatriz
- Spanish: emperatriz
References
- imperatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- imperatrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imperatrix in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- imperatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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