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deletrix
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Latin
Etymology
From dēleō, dēlētum (“to destroy”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈɫeː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈlɛː.triks]
Noun
dēlētrīx f (genitive dēlētrīcis); third declension
- destroyer (female)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Adjective
dēlētrīx f
- (of a feminine noun) destructive
Usage notes
Defective adjective, not used with masculine nouns. Compare victrīx.
Declension
Third-declension feminine-only adjective.
References
- “deletrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “deletrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “deletrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- deletrix in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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