noun · femininethird declension
generātrīx
generātrīx f (genitive generātrīcis, masculine generātor)
Classical[ɡɛ.nɛˈraː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.neˈraː.triks]
Meaning
- femininefemale equivalent of generātor: producer, generator; she who produces, generates, brings forth
- generatrix (feminine since it is a type of līnea f (“line”))
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | generātrīx | generātrīcēs |
| genitive | generātrīcis | generātrīcum |
| dative | generātrīcī | generātrīcibus |
| accusative | generātrīcem | generātrīcēs |
| ablative | generātrīce | generātrīcibus |
| vocative | generātrīx | generātrīcēs |
gĕnĕrātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she that generates or brings forth:
(Aegyptus) hominum aliorumque animalium perfecunda generatrix, Mel. 1, 9, 1; Ambros. de Noë, 28, 106.Origins
From generō, generātum (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).