СУФІКС -RĪX У ЛАТИНСЬКІЙ МОВІ НА ПОЗНАЧЕННЯ ОСІБ ЖІНОЧОЇ СТАТІ
USAGE OF THE SUFFIX -RĪX IN LATIN FOR DENOTING FEMALE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research is to highlight the semantics of nominative functions of Latin word-formation with the suffix -rīx on the denomination of female. The achievement of this aim involves such tasks as: to define word – forming semantics of the nouns with Latin suffix -rīx; to regulate the analyzed above-mentioned units in word – building types, to determine the productivity of the word – building suffix. Methods of research. Such methods as: the method of observation, the descriptive method for inventory and interpretation of lexical units, the method of systematization – for ordering lexical units in word-building types were used in our research. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the first attempt to analyze the word-forming types of persons’ names in Latin with the modifying suffix - rīx with the meaning of female on the basis of motivated male nouns names. Conclusions. The suffix -rīx reflects the long-standing tendencies of the feminist system development in Latin. A widespread way of creating nouns on the denomination of female demonstrates its productivity in Latin. The lexical units are united in several word-building types with different shades of meanings, which specify the main thing «the person, the performer of a certain action, its character or result». The suffix -rīx adds a new lexical meaning to the word «female» and points to gender characteristics as well as the psychosocial and socio-cultural roles of women as individuals in the process of socialization. Such nouns are mostly correlated with the names of male. Denomination female names is quantitatively much less that of men, which testifies the secondary status of a woman in the ancient Roman society.

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