perpetratrix
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin perpetrātrīx. By surface analysis, perpetrate + -trix.
Noun
perpetratrix (plural not attested)
- female perpetrator
- Synonym: perpetratress
Latin
Etymology
From perpetrō, perpetrātum (“to carry through”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛr.pɛˈtraː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [per.peˈt̪raː.t̪riks]
Noun
perpetrātrīx f (genitive perpetrātrīcis, masculine perpetrātor); third declension
- perpetratress; female perpetrator
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpetrātrīx | perpetrātrīcēs |
| genitive | perpetrātrīcis | perpetrātrīcum |
| dative | perpetrātrīcī | perpetrātrīcibus |
| accusative | perpetrātrīcem | perpetrātrīcēs |
| ablative | perpetrātrīce | perpetrātrīcibus |
| vocative | perpetrātrīx | perpetrātrīcēs |