protectrix

English

Etymology

From Middle English protectrice, protectrix, protectryse, from Latin prōtēctrīx. By surface analysis, protect +‎ -trix.

Noun

protectrix (plural protectrices)

1. (archaic) A female who protects.

Synonyms

• protectress

References

• “protectrix”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “protectrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology

From prōtegō, prōtēctum (“to cover”, verb) +‎ -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [proːˈteːk.triːks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [proˈtɛk.triks]

Noun

prōtēctrīx f (genitive prōtēctrīcis, masculine prōtēctor); third declension

1. female equivalent of prōtēctor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	prōtēctrīx	prōtēctrīcēs
genitive	prōtēctrīcis	prōtēctrīcum
dative	prōtēctrīcī	prōtēctrīcibus
accusative	prōtēctrīcem	prōtēctrīcēs
ablative	prōtēctrīce	prōtēctrīcibus
vocative	prōtēctrīx	prōtēctrīcēs

Descendants

• French: protectrice
• Italian: protettrice
• Spanish: protectriz

References

• protectrix, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011