fideiussor
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
fidēiubeō (“be a surety for bail”) + -tor (agent noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fi.deːˈi̯us.sor/, [fɪd̪eːˈi̯ʊs̠ːɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.deˈjus.sor/, [fid̪eˈjusːor]
Noun edit
fidēiussor m (genitive fidēiussōris); third declension
- guarantor (of a surety or bail)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fidēiussor | fidēiussōrēs |
| Genitive | fidēiussōris | fidēiussōrum |
| Dative | fidēiussōrī | fidēiussōribus |
| Accusative | fidēiussōrem | fidēiussōrēs |
| Ablative | fidēiussōre | fidēiussōribus |
| Vocative | fidēiussor | fidēiussōrēs |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fidejussor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fideiussor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers