noun · femininethird declension
ēducātrīx
ēducātrīx f (genitive ēducātrīcis, masculine ēducātor)
Classical[eː.dʊˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[e.duˈkaː.triks]
Meaning
- nurse (of a child)
- foster mother
- tutor, teacher (female)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
| genitive | ēducātrīcis | ēducātrīcum |
| dative | ēducātrīcī | ēducātrīcibus |
| accusative | ēducātrīcem | ēducātrīcēs |
| ablative | ēducātrīce | ēducātrīcibus |
| vocative | ēducātrīx | ēducātrīcēs |
ēdŭcātrix, īcis, f. educator.
I. She who brings up, a nurse, Col. 8, 11, 14; Inscr. Don. 14, no. 39.—
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēducātrīx īcis, f
educator, a nurse : earum (rerum) sapientia.
Origins
From ēducō, ēducātum (“to bring up”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).