"provocatrix" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: provocatrices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin prōvocātrīx, from prōvocō + -trīx. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|prōvocātrīx}} Late Latin prōvocātrīx, {{suffix|la|prōvocō|trīx|nocat=1}} prōvocō + -trīx Head templates: {{en-noun|provocatrices}} provocatrix (plural provocatrices)
  1. A female provocator. Synonyms: provocateuse, provocatrice
    Sense id: en-provocatrix-en-noun-E4NUqqkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /proː.u̯oˈkaː.triːks/ [Classical-Latin], [proːu̯ɔˈkäːt̪riːks̠] [Classical-Latin], /pro.voˈka.triks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [provoˈkäːt̪riks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From prōvocō + -trīx. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prōvocō|trīx}} prōvocō + -trīx Head templates: {{la-noun|prōvocātrīx<3>|m=prōvocātor}} prōvocātrīx f (genitive prōvocātrīcis, masculine prōvocātor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|prōvocātrīx<3>}} Forms: prōvocātrīx [canonical, feminine], prōvocātrīcis [genitive], prōvocātor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], prōvocātrīx [nominative, singular], prōvocātrīcēs [nominative, plural], prōvocātrīcis [genitive, singular], prōvocātrīcum [genitive, plural], prōvocātrīcī [dative, singular], prōvocātrīcibus [dative, plural], prōvocātrīcem [accusative, singular], prōvocātrīcēs [accusative, plural], prōvocātrīce [ablative, singular], prōvocātrīcibus [ablative, plural], prōvocātrīx [singular, vocative], prōvocātrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (Late Latin) challenger; temptress Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3 Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: prōvocātor
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