LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

rēctrīx

rēctrīx f (genitive rēctrīcis, masculine rēctor)
Classical[ˈreːk.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛk.triks]

Meaning

  1. governess, directress
  2. New Latinrectrix, steering-feather

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerēctrīxrēctrīcēs
genitiverēctrīcisrēctrīcum
dativerēctrīcīrēctrīcibus
accusativerēctrīcemrēctrīcēs
ablativerēctrīcerēctrīcibus
vocativerēctrīxrēctrīcēs

rectrix, īcis, f. rector,
I. she that leads or guides; a directress, governess, mistress (post-Aug.): animam velut aurigam rectricemque membrorum, Col. 3, 10, 9: sapientia domina rectrixque est, Sen. Ep. 85, 32: Italia rectrix parensque mundi altera, Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201.

Origins

From regō, rēctum (“to rule”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishrectrix
  • Frenchrectrice

Quick answers

What does rēctrīx mean in Latin?
rēctrīx, a noun, means “governess, directress; rectrix, steering-feather”.
What is the genitive of rēctrīx?
The genitive singular is rēctrīcis. rēctrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rēctrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈreːk.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛk.triks].