electrix

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Latin

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Etymology

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Feminine form of ēlēctor, equivalent to ēligō (to choose, pick out) +‎ -trīx (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ēlēctrīx f (genitive ēlēctrīcis); third declension

  1. chooser, selector (female who selects or chooses)
  2. voter, elector (female who votes or elects)

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ēlēctrīx ēlēctrīcēs
Genitive ēlēctrīcis ēlēctrīcum
Dative ēlēctrīcī ēlēctrīcibus
Accusative ēlēctrīcem ēlēctrīcēs
Ablative ēlēctrīce ēlēctrīcibus
Vocative ēlēctrīx ēlēctrīcēs

References

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  • electrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • electrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 580.
  • electrix in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2378