derisor
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dērīdeō (“to laugh at, to mock, to deride”) + -or.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈriː.sor/, [d̪eːˈriːs̠ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈri.sor/, [d̪eˈriːs̬or]
Noun edit
dērīsor m (genitive dērīsōris); third declension
- mocker, scoffer
- Nōlī arguere dērīsōrem nē ōderit tē, argue sapientem et dīliget tē.
- Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dērīsor | dērīsōrēs |
| Genitive | dērīsōris | dērīsōrum |
| Dative | dērīsōrī | dērīsōribus |
| Accusative | dērīsōrem | dērīsōrēs |
| Ablative | dērīsōre | dērīsōribus |
| Vocative | dērīsor | dērīsōrēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “derisor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “derisor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- derisor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.