LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

creātrīx

creātrīx f (genitive creātrīcis, masculine creātor)
Classical[kreˈaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[kreˈaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. A female who brings forth or produces; a mother.
  2. A female founder, authoress, creatrix.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecreātrīxcreātrīcēs
genitivecreātrīciscreātrīcum
dativecreātrīcīcreātrīcibus
accusativecreātrīcemcreātrīcēs
ablativecreātrīcecreātrīcibus
vocativecreātrīxcreātrīcēs

crĕātrix, īcis, f. creator,
I. she who brings forth or produces, a mother (poet.): natura rerum, Lucr. 1, 630 al.: mea, patria (with genetrix), Cat. 63, 50: diva (of a mother), Verg. A. 8, 534; cf.: Alexandri Magni, Olympias, Aur. Vict. Epit. 40: dira bellorum (tellus), Sil. 15, 184; Ambros. Fid. 4, 30, 3.

Origins

From creō, creātum (“create, make”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishcreatrix
  • Frenchcréatrice
  • Italiancreatrice

Quick answers

What does creātrīx mean in Latin?
creātrīx, a noun, means “A female who brings forth or produces; a mother.; A female founder, authoress, creatrix.”.
What is the genitive of creātrīx?
The genitive singular is creātrīcis. creātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce creātrīx?
In classical Latin, [kreˈaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kreˈaː.triks].