LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

moderātrīx

moderātrīx f (genitive moderātrīcis, masculine moderātor)
Classical[mɔ.dɛˈraː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[mo.deˈraː.triks]

Meaning

  1. controller, manager, director (female); mistress (female master)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemoderātrīxmoderātrīcēs
genitivemoderātrīcismoderātrīcum
dativemoderātrīcīmoderātrīcibus
accusativemoderātrīcemmoderātrīcēs
ablativemoderātrīcemoderātrīcibus
vocativemoderātrīxmoderātrīcēs

mŏdĕrātrix, īcis, f. moderator.
I. She who moderates or allays; a directress, mistress, governess (mostly Ciceron.): sibi, Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 3.—
II. That which rules, guides, controls, etc.: temperantia est moderatrix omnium commotionum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42: materiae, id. N. D. 3, 39, 92: factorum, id. Phil. 5, 18, 50: officii, id. Fl. 24, 57.

Origins

From moderor, moderātum (“to set a measure or bounds to”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

In English words that came into English from moderātrīx

  • moderatrixmoderātrīx

Quick answers

What does moderātrīx mean in Latin?
moderātrīx, a noun, means “controller, manager, director (female); mistress (female master)”.
What is the genitive of moderātrīx?
The genitive singular is moderātrīcis. moderātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce moderātrīx?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.dɛˈraː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.deˈraː.triks].