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imperatrix
imperatrix
Latin
Alternative forms
- inperātrīx
Etymology
From imperātōr (“emperor”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /im.peˈraː.triːks/
Noun
imperātrīx f (genitive imperātrīcis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imperātrīx | imperātrīcēs |
| genitive | imperātrīcis | imperātrīcum |
| dative | imperātrīcī | imperātrīcibus |
| accusative | imperātrīcem | imperātrīcēs |
| ablative | imperātrīce | imperātrīcibus |
| vocative | imperātrīx | imperātrīcēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- French: impératrice
- Portuguese: imperatriz
- Spanish: emperatriz
References
- imperatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- imperatrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- IMPERATRIX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “imperatrix”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.