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Latin

Etymology

From ēducō, ēducātum (to bring up, verb) +‎ -trīx f (-ess, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ēducātrīx f (genitive ēducātrīcis, masculine ēducātor); third declension

  1. nurse (of a child)
  2. foster mother
  3. tutor, teacher (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ēducātrīx ēducātrīcēs
genitive ēducātrīcis ēducātrīcum
dative ēducātrīcī ēducātrīcibus
accusative ēducātrīcem ēducātrīcēs
ablative ēducātrīce ēducātrīcibus
vocative ēducātrīx ēducātrīcēs

References

  • educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • educatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • educatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.