speculatrix

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English

Etymology

From Latin speculātrīx. Equivalent to speculate +‎ -trix.

Noun

speculatrix

  1. A female speculator.

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

speculātrīx f (genitive speculātrīcis, masculine speculātor); third declension

  1. a (female) watcher or spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative speculātrīx speculātrīcēs
genitive speculātrīcis speculātrīcum
dative speculātrīcī speculātrīcibus
accusative speculātrīcem speculātrīcēs
ablative speculātrīce speculātrīcibus
vocative speculātrīx speculātrīcēs

References

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