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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin altrīcem, female equivalent of altor (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtri.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -itʃe
- Hyphenation: al‧trì‧ce
Noun
altrice f (plural altrici)
- (literary) female equivalent of altore: nourisher
- Synonym: (literary) nutrice
Adjective
altrice
- feminine singular of altore
Further reading
- altrice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
altrīce
- ablative singular of altrīx