noun · femininethird declension
prōvocātrīx
prōvocātrīx f (genitive prōvocātrīcis, masculine prōvocātor)
Classical[proː.wɔˈkaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[pro.voˈkaː.triks]
Meaning
- Late Latinchallenger; temptress
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōvocātrīx | prōvocātrīcēs |
| genitive | prōvocātrīcis | prōvocātrīcum |
| dative | prōvocātrīcī | prōvocātrīcibus |
| accusative | prōvocātrīcem | prōvocātrīcēs |
| ablative | prōvocātrīce | prōvocātrīcibus |
| vocative | prōvocātrīx | prōvocātrīcēs |
prōvŏcātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she that entices (post-class.):
improbitas, Lact. 6, 18 med.; Vulg. Soph. 3, 1.Origins
From prōvocō, prōvocātum (“to call forth”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Descendants
- Englishprovocatrix
In English words that came into English from prōvocātrīx
- provocatrixprōvocātrīx