conservatrix
English
Etymology
References
- “conservatrix”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.serˈu̯aː.triːks/, [kõːs̠ɛrˈu̯äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.serˈva.triks/, [konserˈväːt̪riks]
Noun
cōnservātrīx f (genitive cōnservātrīcis, masculine cōnservātor); third declension
- she who preserves or defends, protectress
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “conservatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- conservatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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