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[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

English should absolutely do this you'd end up with some really cool words. Also because Jodorowsky was absolutely right - emperoratrix is a fucking kickass title

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Emperoratrix sounds really clunky to me, -atrix is the feminine counterpart to -ator. Imperator, dominator, navigator, etc. I'm particularly fond of the overextension that is 'alligatrix' myself.

[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fine fine, then Emperoress instead. It's what the actual English translation of The Incal uses

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Why not 'Empress', I wonder? Nothing actually wrong with any of the options, just rings strangely to my ears.