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Il suffisso “-trice” nei nomi femminili
The suffix “-trice” for feminine nouns

“Attenzione borseggiatrici!”
(Attention pickpockets!)

In Italian, nouns are categorized into genders: masculine and feminine.
The words “borseggiatrice” (female pickpocket) and “borseggiatore” (male pickpocket) are examples of how the gender of a noun can affect its form.

The “-trice” ending is a common suffix used to form feminine nouns from masculine nouns, indicating a female person who performs a particular action or has a certain occupation.

On the other hand, the “-tore” ending is a common suffix for masculine nouns, indicating a male person who performs the same action.

Let’s see some examples:

• l’attore > l’attrice (actor)
• il pittore > la pittrice (painter)
• il giocatore > la giocatrice (player)
• lo scrittore > la scrittrice (writer)
• l’autore > l’autrice (author)