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Trix English Etymology en * :lbor la:-trīx<alt:-trīx, -trīcis><ref:-trix suffix 5830907737> Pronunciation -trĭks en /-tɹɪks/ RP,GenAm,CanE,AuE,ScE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--trix.wav Southern England en /-tɹəks/ NZE en /-ʈɹɪks/ InE en ɪks 1 en -trix Suffix -trices,-trixes en dated feminine form en dated plural usually -trices Found on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns. en BDSM en BDSM plural usually -trixes Forms nouns defining women who engage in specific forms of sexual dominance (by analogy with en dominatrix) Usage notes For masculine agent nouns ending in -tor, the feminine equivalent ending in -trix is the etymologically consistent form. However, -trix is relatively dated and not particularly productive in modern English, where either gender-neutral terms or other suffixes (notably en -ess) are generally preferred, as in en actress rather than dated en actrix. Synonyms Other feminine affixes: en -a -ess -ette -ine -ress she- Derived terms Most of these derived terms were borrowed directly from Latin, rather than formed in English. en en advotrix alienatrix amatrix ambulatrix assestrix cantatrix causatrix co-executrix co-operatrix compilatrix concionatrix concitatrix confessatrix congregatrix consultrix dedicatrix devoratrix dispositrix divinatrix educatrix embassatrix expenditrix explicatrix expugnatrix fabricatrix insultatrix interpolatrix lavatrix liberatrix novatrix observatrix perspectrix perturbatrix pontificatrix praetrix prætrix premeditatrix preservatrix projectrix pulveratrix reconciliatrix regulatrix renovatrix sarcomatrix sequestratrix sermocinatrix syntractrix triumphatrix writrix References Latin Etymology la -trīx 3 :inh itc-pro:*-trīks<id:feminine agent noun suffix> Cognate with the Sanskrit suffix sa -त्री as in sa जनित्री mother; compare la genetrīx. la -tor -īx. The origin of the medial la -c- is unknown. Compare sla-pro *-ica with the same element, and also with secondary thematicization. Pronunciation -trīx la -trīx Suffix -trīx<3> -tor -ess, -ress, en -trix; attached to verb stems to form feminine agent nouns la often _ poetic _ or _ pejorative Attached to verb stems to form feminine adjectives, often with a poetic quality and/or a negative connotation Usage notes The suffix la -trīx forms feminine agent nouns from verbs. Its masculine counterpart is la -tor. Most feminine agent nouns use the same verb stem as the supine, perfect passive participle, or future active participle, and can be derived from the verb's fourth principal part by replacing la -tus/-tum with la -trīx: la cantrīx female singer, the feminine counterpart of la cantor male singer, from la canō to sing (fourth principal part la cantum). However, some show other differences in the stem: la meretrīx prostitute", lit. "she who earns, from la mereō to merit, deserve, earn (fourth principal part la meritum) If the fourth principal part ends in la -sus/-sum or la -ssus/-ssum, the prevailing pattern is to replace these endings with la -strīx:n Examples are relatively rare. As an alternative, the grammarian Charisius advocates for using forms in la -srix or la -ssrix instead (la tonsrix, la fossrix, la cursrix).Heinrich Keil 1857 Heinrich Keil Grammatici Latini / Vol. 1 Flavii Sosipatri Charisii Artis Grammaticae Libri V. Ex recensione Henrici Keilii 643557644 1 44 https://archive.org/details/grammaticilatini01keil/page/44/ Verum observandum est, quod or litteris in ultimo terminata masculina, si per verba nascuntur, una littera in femininum adcrescunt, ut venator venatrix, victor victrix, tonsor tonsrix, non tonstrix; duabus enim litteris plus efficiet: fossor fossrix, cursor cursrix. However, there is no evidence that formations in la -(s)srix were ever in common use, and the grammarian Priscian states that even though forms in la -srix or la -ssrix might be expected, euphony in fact forbids their use and requires the insertion of la -t-. la tōnstrīx female hair cutter; feminine counterpart of la tōnsor male hair cutter, from la tondeō to shear, shave (fourth principal part la tonsum) la possestrīx female possessor, feminine counterpart of la possessor, from la possideō to possess (fourth principal part la possessum) Declension -trīx<3> Derived terms la Related terms la -tor Descendants ca -triu en -trix -tress -ess partially fr -trice it -trice pt -triz scn -trici es -triz Notes n References