Definition
A female debtor; a woman legally obligated to pay money (archaic or legal Latin term).
Etymology
From Latin 'debitrix,' the feminine form of 'debitor.' This -ix ending is the classical Latin feminine agent noun suffix, preserved in formal legal Latin.
Kelly Says
Words ending in '-trix' are absolutely fascinating because they're frozen fossils of Latin grammar—you see them in 'aviatrix' and 'executrix,' showing how Latin women were grammatically marked as different from men in debt!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঋণদাতা
ri-n-da-ta
CSČeština
dlužnice
dluzh-nice
DADansk
debitor
deh-bee-tor
DEDeutsch
Schuldnerin
shult-ner-in
ELΕλληνικά
借款人
jar-kwan-rin
ESEspañol
debedora
deh-be-do-ra
FAفارسی
بدهکار
beh-deh-kaar
FISuomi
velkoja
vel-ko-ja
FRFrançais
débiteuse
deh-bee-tùz
HUMagyar
adófizető
a-do-fi-ze-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
debitur
deh-bee-tur
ITItaliano
debitrice
deh-bee-tri-ce
JA日本語
引き落とし人
hiki-otoshi-nin
MSBahasa Melayu
debitur
deh-bee-tur
NLNederlands
debiteuse
deh-bee-teus
NONorsk
debitor
deh-bee-tor
PLPolski
dłużniczka
dluzh-ni-tza
PTPortuguês
devedora
deh-ve-do-ra
RORomână
debitrice
deh-bee-tri-ce
RUРусский
должница
dolzh-nitsa
SVSvenska
debitör
deh-bee-tor
SWKiswahili
mikopo
mi-ko-po
TAதமிழ்
கடன்பேறு
kadan-pe-ru
TEతెలుగు
కట్టుబాటు
kat-tu-ba-tu
UKУкраїнська
боржниця
borzh-ny-tsia
URاردو
قرض لینے والی
qardh leenay wali
VITiếng Việt
người nợ
nguoi no
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Latin feminine form of 'debitor' (debtor). The -trix suffix denotes female agents in Latin, preserving gendered grammatical marking in legal/financial contexts.
Inclusive Usage
In modern English, use 'debtor' for all genders. If historical specificity needed, use 'female debtor' or 'woman debtor' rather than gendered suffix forms.
Inclusive Alternatives
["debtor","person owing debt"]