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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin ministrīx. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ministrīx}} Latin ministrīx Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} ministrix (plural not attested)
  1. (rare) A female minister. Tags: no-plural, rare Synonyms: ministress [archaic] Related terms: prime ministrix

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /miˈnis.triːks/ [Classical-Latin], [mɪˈnɪs̠t̪riːks̠] [Classical-Latin], /miˈnis.triks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [miˈnist̪riks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From minister + -trīx. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|minister|trīx}} minister + -trīx Head templates: {{la-noun|ministrīx<3>|m=minister}} ministrīx f (genitive ministrīcis, masculine minister); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ministrīx<3>}} Forms: ministrīx [canonical, feminine], ministrīcis [genitive], minister [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ministrīx [nominative, singular], ministrīcēs [nominative, plural], ministrīcis [genitive, singular], ministrīcum [genitive, plural], ministrīcī [dative, singular], ministrīcibus [dative, plural], ministrīcem [accusative, singular], ministrīcēs [accusative, plural], ministrīce [ablative, singular], ministrīcibus [ablative, plural], ministrīx [singular, vocative], ministrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. ministress, ministrix Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: ministra
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          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnis.triːks/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɪˈnɪs̠t̪riːks̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnis.triks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[miˈnist̪riks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ministra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ministrix"
}

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