Standard Lemma guide

-trix

suffix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • -trĭks
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /-tɹɪks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Zealand: /-tɹəks/
  • India: /-ʈɹɪks/
  • rhymes with -ɪks

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Found on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, morpheme

Qualifier: plural usually -trices

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Forms nouns defining women who engage in specific forms of sexual dominance (by analogy with dominatrix)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Qualifier: plural usually -trixes

Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -trīx, -trīcis.