verb · femininethird declension
negātrīx1
negātrīx f (genitive negātrīcis)
Classical[nɛˈɡaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[neˈɡaː.triks]
Meaning
- post Classicala female denier
nĕgātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she who denies (post-class.), Prud. Apoth. 617:
litterae negatrices, i. e. denying, Tert. Idol. 23 fin.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negō Latin -trīx Latin negātrīx From negō + -trīx.
Descendants
- Frenchnégatrice