LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēducātrīx

ēducātrīx f (genitive ēducātrīcis, masculine ēducātor)
Classical[eː.dʊˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[e.duˈkaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. nurse (of a child)
  2. foster mother
  3. tutor, teacher (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēducātrīxēducātrīcēs
genitiveēducātrīcisēducātrīcum
dativeēducātrīcīēducātrīcibus
accusativeēducātrīcemēducātrīcēs
ablativeēducātrīceēducātrīcibus
vocativeēducātrīxēducātrīcēs

ēdŭcātrix, īcis, f. educator.
I. She who brings up, a nurse, Col. 8, 11, 14; Inscr. Don. 14, no. 39.—
II. Transf.: earum (rerum) parens est educatrixque sapientia, Cic. Leg. 1, 24, 62.

Origins

From ēducō, ēducātum (“to bring up”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Quick answers

What does ēducātrīx mean in Latin?
ēducātrīx, a noun, means “nurse (of a child); foster mother; tutor, teacher (female)”.
What is the genitive of ēducātrīx?
The genitive singular is ēducātrīcis. ēducātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēducātrīx?
In classical Latin, [eː.dʊˈkaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.duˈkaː.triks].