allatrix

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Latin

Etymology

From allātus +‎ -trīx

Pronunciation

Noun

allātrīx f (genitive allātrīcis, masculine allātor); third declension

  1. female carrier, bringer; one who carries forth, brings forth
    • 1886, Guido Maria Dreves, Clemens Blume, Henry Marriott Bannister, Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi‎, O.R Reisland, page 162:
      Gaude, allatrix gratiae. Reges Tharsis et insulae Christo dona obtulerunt
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    • 1610, Armando de Bello Visu, Sermones de Tempore et de Sanctis‎, Petrum Mariam Marchettum, page 285:
      Dei est nobis collatrix, & allatrix quia genetrix veri Solis.
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    • 1672, Simão de Vasconcellos, José de Anchieta, Vida do Venerauel Padre Ioseph de Anchieta da Companhia de Iesu, Taumaturgo do Nouo Mundo, na Prouincia do Brasil.‎, Officina de Ioam da Costa., page 521:
      Eua mali inventrix, allatrix Eua dolorum, Gaudia tu mundo, tu Paris omne bonum
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  2. female reporter, conveyor; one who reports, conveys
  3. female offeror, deliverer, giver; one who offers, delivers, gives

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative allātrīx allātrīcēs
genitive allātrīcis allātrīcum
dative allātrīcī allātrīcibus
accusative allātrīcem allātrīcēs
ablative allātrīce allātrīcibus
vocative allātrīx allātrīcēs

References

  • 1743, Annibale Antonini, Laurent-François Prault, Dictionnaire Italien, Latin et François‎, page 46:
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