redemptrix

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English

Etymology

From Latin redemptrix; equivalent to redemptor +‎ -trix.

Noun

redemptrix

  1. (religion) A female redeemer.
    Synonyms: redeemeress, redemptress

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

redēmptrīx f (genitive redēmptrīcis, masculine redēmptor); third declension

  1. contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer (female)
  2. redemptress (female redeemer)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative redēmptrīx redēmptrīcēs
genitive redēmptrīcis redēmptrīcum
dative redēmptrīcī redēmptrīcibus
accusative redēmptrīcem redēmptrīcēs
ablative redēmptrīce redēmptrīcibus
vocative redēmptrīx redēmptrīcēs

References

  • redemptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • redemptrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.