usurpatrix

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin usurpatrix.

Noun

usurpatrix

  1. A female usurper.
    Synonym: usurpress

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ūsūrpātrīx f (genitive ūsūrpātrīcis); third declension

  1. a female usurper; usurpress

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs
Genitive ūsūrpātrīcis ūsūrpātrīcum
Dative ūsūrpātrīcī ūsūrpātrīcibus
Accusative ūsūrpātrīcem ūsūrpātrīcēs
Ablative ūsūrpātrīce ūsūrpātrīcibus
Vocative ūsūrpātrīx ūsūrpātrīcēs

Descendants
  • → English: usurpatrix
  • → French: usurpatrice (learned)
  • → Italian: usurpatrice (learned)

References
  • “usurpatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • usurpatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • usurpatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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