redemptrix

English

Etymology

Latin redemptrix; equivalent to redemptor +‎ -trix

Noun

redemptrix

(religion) A female redeemer.
Synonyms: redeemeress, redemptress

Derived terms

coredemptrix

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈdeːmp.triːks/, [rɛˈd̪eːmpt̪riːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈdemp.triks/, [reˈd̪ɛmpt̪riks]

Noun

redēmptrīx f (genitive redēmptrīcis, masculine redēmptor); third declension

contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer (female)
redemptress (female redeemer)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	redēmptrīx	redēmptrīcēs
Genitive	redēmptrīcis	redēmptrīcum
Dative	redēmptrīcī	redēmptrīcibus
Accusative	redēmptrīcem	redēmptrīcēs
Ablative	redēmptrīce	redēmptrīcibus
Vocative	redēmptrīx	redēmptrīcēs

References

“redemptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
redemptrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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