Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glossatrix

/ɡlɒˈseɪtɹɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glos-satrix
IPA: /ɡlɒˈseɪtɹɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specifically female glossator.

Example Sentences

"Next, this voice, which might be termed the “glossatrix,” […]"
"In another rapprochement to the “genre narratif bref,” the women are claiming to have knowledge about the world based on experience, handed down in an oral tradition but open to reconfirmation, qualification or refutation at any time (as shown in the interventions of the “glossatrices”)."
"However, it is Christine’s voice as glossatrix which explicitly states that she is speaking on behalf of ‘nous crestiens’ and can thus guide the reader along a moral and spiritual path which leads beyond the limitations imposed on Othéa[.]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glossātrīx, equivalent to glossator + -trix.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: glossātrīx

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɡlɒˈseɪtɹɪks/

Inflected Forms

glossatrices (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce glossatrix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɒˈseɪtɹɪks/.
What does glossatrix mean?: A specifically female glossator.
Where does glossatrix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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