-trix
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it formed feminine nouns or adjectives corresponding to agent nouns ending in -tor (Bellatrix). On this model, -trix is used in English to form feminine nouns (aviatrix; executrix) and geometrical terms denoting straight lines (directrix).
Origin of -trix
1- Also -trice.
usage note For -trix
Words Nearby -trix
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How to use -trix in a sentence
Father is going away too, and of course I couldn't leave the mater and Trix.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa HaverfieldGirls nowadays think it chic to affect fads, but Trix is no more a 'new woman' than I am a winged saint.
A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans WilsonShe saw the Dowager's paint t'other day, and asked her why she wore that red stuff—didn't you, Trix?
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. ThackerayTrix will never stop at home; mother's in love with you,—yes, I think mother's in love with you.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. ThackerayYou can't help being handsome, Trix; no more can the Prince help following you.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for -trix
indicating a feminine agent, corresponding to nouns ending in -tor: executrix
Origin of -trix
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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