investigatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin investīgātrīx;[1] see -rix.

Noun

investigatrix (plural investigatrices)

  1. female equivalent of investigator
    Synonym: investigatress
    • 1843, “Passages at the German Brunnen”, in The Metropolitan Magazine, volume XXXVII, Saunders and Otley, page 357:
      Our indefatigable investigatrix quickly brought us more positive information. She had actually overheard Sir John lay his heart and fortune at Miss Beechwood’s feet, without mentioning his hand.

References
  1. “investigatrix, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology

From investīgō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

Noun

investīgātrīx f (genitive investīgātrīcis); third declension

  1. female equivalent of investigator
    • c. 410–420, Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book V, § 442:
      Inventio est quaestionum argumentorumque sagax investigatrixque comprehensio.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a. 1259, Matthew Paris, Chronica Majora:
      Hoc autem rationi constat esse dissonum et omni iustitiae, immo contra logicae regulam, quae est investigatrix veritatis infallibilis.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative investīgātrīx investīgātrīcēs
Genitive investīgātrīcis investīgātrīcum
Dative investīgātrīcī investīgātrīcibus
Accusative investīgātrīcem investīgātrīcēs
Ablative investīgātrīce investīgātrīcibus
Vocative investīgātrīx investīgātrīcēs

Descendants
  • → English: investigatrix
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