LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

speculātrīx

speculātrīx f (genitive speculātrīcis, masculine speculātor)
Classical[spɛ.kʊˈɫaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[spe.kuˈlaː.triks]

Meaning

  1. a (female) watcher or spy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespeculātrīxspeculātrīcēs
genitivespeculātrīcisspeculātrīcum
dativespeculātrīcīspeculātrīcibus
accusativespeculātrīcemspeculātrīcēs
ablativespeculātrīcespeculātrīcibus
vocativespeculātrīxspeculātrīcēs

spĕcŭlātrīx, īcis, f. speculor,
I. she that spies or watches, a (female) spy, watcher.
I. Lit.: furiae deae sunt speculatrices, credo, et vindices facinorum et scelerum, * Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Sen. Contr. 1, 6 med.: mens boni speculatrix consiliorum suorum est, Ambros. Ep. 67, 5; App. Doctr. Plat. 2, p. 16, 1: Caucasiis speculatrix Juno resedit rupibus, Val. Fl. 7, 190: SPECVLATRIX ET PROPVGNATRIX MEORVM PERICVLORVM, Inscr. Orell. 4859.—
II. Transf.: speculatrix villa profundi, i. e. that looks towards the sea, Stat. S. 2, 2, 3: aestuosi maris alto e tumulo speculatrix statua, Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.

Origins

From speculor, speculātum (“to watch, to observe”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

In English words that came into English from speculātrīx

  • speculatrixspeculātrīx

Quick answers

What does speculātrīx mean in Latin?
speculātrīx, a noun, means “a (female) watcher or spy”.
What is the genitive of speculātrīx?
The genitive singular is speculātrīcis. speculātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce speculātrīx?
In classical Latin, [spɛ.kʊˈɫaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spe.kuˈlaː.triks].