finitor
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From fīniō (“finish; limit; appoint”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fiːˈniː.tor/, [fiːˈniːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈni.tor/, [fiˈniːt̪or]
Noun edit
fīnītor m (genitive fīnītōris); third declension
- Someone who determines boundaries; surveyor.
- Someone who ends or limits (something).
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fīnītor | fīnītōrēs |
| Genitive | fīnītōris | fīnītōrum |
| Dative | fīnītōrī | fīnītōribus |
| Accusative | fīnītōrem | fīnītōrēs |
| Ablative | fīnītōre | fīnītōribus |
| Vocative | fīnītor | fīnītōrēs |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “finitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “finitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- finitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.