-trice

Word Origin

variant of -trix.

Origin

< French or Italian -trice < Latin -trīcem, accusative of -trīx -trix

Related Word

-trix

-trice, suffixa. F. -trice, ad. L. -trīx, -trīce-m, or It. -trice; in Latin forming feminines to agent-nouns in -tor. In Eng. formerly used in many words, as in corruptrice, directrice, genetrice, imperatrice, mediatrice, oratrice, salvatrice, victrice, also (from deserter) desertrice. Modern Eng. prefers the form -trix from the L. nominative, esp. in legal and learned words; but, in others, generally substitutes the compound suffix -tress.

-trice /tri:s/ suffix (not productive).

ORIGIN: French or Italian from Latin -trix.

In fem. agent nouns, as cantatrice, directrice, protectrice, etc. Now usu. repl. by forms in -tress (see -or, -ess¹) or (Law) -trix.

词汇	-trice
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED -trice Word Origin 1 variant of -trix. Origin < French or Italian -trice < Latin -trīcem, accusative of -trīx -trix Related Word -trix -trice, suffixa. F. -trice, ad. L. -trīx, -trīce-m, or It. -trice; in Latin forming feminines to agent-nouns in -tor. In Eng. formerly used in many words, as in corruptrice, directrice, genetrice, imperatrice, mediatrice, oratrice, salvatrice, victrice, also (from deserter) desertrice. Modern Eng. prefers the form -trix from the L. nominative, esp. in legal and learned words; but, in others, generally substitutes the compound suffix -tress. -trice /tri:s/ suffix (not productive). ORIGIN: French or Italian from Latin -trix. In fem. agent nouns, as cantatrice, directrice, protectrice, etc. Now usu. repl. by forms in -tress (see -or, -ess¹) or (Law) -trix.
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