speculatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin speculātrīx. Equivalent to speculate +‎ -trix.

Noun

speculatrix

A female speculator.

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /spe.kuˈlaː.triːks/, [s̠pɛkʊˈɫ̪äːt̪riːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spe.kuˈla.triks/, [spekuˈläːt̪riks]

Noun

speculātrīx f (genitive speculātrīcis, masculine speculātor); third declension

a (female) watcher or spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	speculātrīx	speculātrīcēs
Genitive	speculātrīcis	speculātrīcum
Dative	speculātrīcī	speculātrīcibus
Accusative	speculātrīcem	speculātrīcēs
Ablative	speculātrīce	speculātrīcibus
Vocative	speculātrīx	speculātrīcēs

References

“speculatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“speculatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
speculatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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