"rectrix" meaning in Latin

See rectrix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈreːk.triːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈrɛk.t̪riks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From regō, rēctum (“to rule”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|regō|trīx|alt1=regō, rēctum|g2=f|pos1=v|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to rule|t2=-ess}} regō, rēctum (“to rule”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|rēctrīx<3>|m=rēctor}} rēctrīx f (genitive rēctrīcis, masculine rēctor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|rēctrīx<3>}} Forms: rēctrīx [canonical, feminine], rēctrīcis [genitive], rēctor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], rēctrīx [nominative, singular], rēctrīcēs [nominative, plural], rēctrīcis [genitive, singular], rēctrīcum [genitive, plural], rēctrīcī [dative, singular], rēctrīcibus [dative, plural], rēctrīcem [accusative, singular], rēctrīcēs [accusative, plural], rēctrīce [ablative, singular], rēctrīcibus [ablative, plural], rēctrīx [singular, vocative], rēctrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. governess, directress Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rectrix-la-noun-3eXZS3Y8 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -trix Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 36 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 37 52 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 58 42 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -trix: 82 18
  2. (New Latin) rectrix, steering-feather Tags: New-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-rectrix-la-noun-ehrKZvor Categories (other): New Latin
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          "steer",
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      "ipa": "[ˈrɛk.t̪riks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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