Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inventrix

/ɪnˈvɛntɹɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ven-trix
IPA: /ɪnˈvɛntɹɪks/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female that invents.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Trouveuſe: f. An inventrix; or a woman that findeth out."
"Two proletariat inventrices on the way to an inventor’s congress"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inventrīx. By surface analysis, inventor + -trix.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈvɛntɹɪks/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

inventrices (plural) inuentrix (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

inventor

Synonyms

inventress

Questions

How do you pronounce inventrix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɛntɹɪks/.
What does inventrix mean?: A female that invents.
Where does inventrix come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin inventrīx. By surface analysis, inventor + -trix.

How to pronounce inventrix

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