English

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Etymology

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Constructed as Latin agitātrīx, feminine of agitātor.

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Noun

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agitatrix (plural agitatrices)

  1. (rare) A woman who agitates; a female agitator.

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Latin

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Noun

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agitātrīx f (genitive agitātrīcis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) female equivalent of agitātor
  2. (Late Latin) Any thing that is moving (of the emotions or spirit)

Usage notes

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This word does not seem to appear in Classical Latin texts, but is used in Later Latin.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

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References

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  • agitatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • agitatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • agitatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Incunabula Books Latin word list