LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commendātrīx

commendātrīx f (genitive commendātrīcis, masculine commendātor)
Classical[kɔm.mɛnˈdaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[kom.menˈdaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. rarethat which commends

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommendātrīxcommendātrīcēs
genitivecommendātrīciscommendātrīcum
dativecommendātrīcīcommendātrīcibus
accusativecommendātrīcemcommendātrīcēs
ablativecommendātrīcecommendātrīcibus
vocativecommendātrīxcommendātrīcēs

commendātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. that which commends (rare): legem commendatricem virtutum, * Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 58: terra, * Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 2.

Origins

From commendō, commendātum (“to commend”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does commendātrīx mean in Latin?
commendātrīx, a noun, means “that which commends”.
What is the genitive of commendātrīx?
The genitive singular is commendātrīcis. commendātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commendātrīx?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.mɛnˈdaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.menˈdaː.triks].