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deletrix

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Latin

Etymology

From dēleō, dēlētum (to destroy, verb) + -trīx f (-ess, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēlētrīx f (genitive dēlētrīcis); third declension

  1. destroyer (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Adjective

dēlētrīx f

  1. (of a feminine noun) destructive

Usage notes

Defective adjective, not used with masculine nouns. Compare victrīx.

Declension

Third-declension feminine-only adjective.

More information singular, plural ...

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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