designator
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editdesignator (plural designators)
- A person who, or term that, designates.
- (historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
Derived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deː.siɡˈnaː.tor/, [d̪eːs̠ɪŋˈnäːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.siɲˈɲa.tor/, [d̪es̬iɲˈɲäːt̪or]
Noun
editdēsignātor m (genitive dēsignātōris); third declension
- regulator
- usher (at the stage theater)
- master of ceremonies (at a funeral)
- umpire (at public spectacles)
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dēsignātor | dēsignātōrēs |
Genitive | dēsignātōris | dēsignātōrum |
Dative | dēsignātōrī | dēsignātōribus |
Accusative | dēsignātōrem | dēsignātōrēs |
Ablative | dēsignātōre | dēsignātōribus |
Vocative | dēsignātor | dēsignātōrēs |
Verb
editdēsignātor
References
edit- “designator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “designator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- designator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “designator”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “designator”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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- la:Funeral
- la:Theater
- la:Male people