emptor
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
emptor (plural emptors)
- (law) Buyer.
- 1923 April, Emeric Hulme Beaman, “A Matter of Principle”, in The Windsor Magazine, number 340, page 560:
- “The point at issue seems to be now a mere difference of opinion as to the definition of the word ‘payment’ between the vendor and emptor. […]”
- 1940 August, William L. Smyser, “Delivery of Possession Under Straight Bills of Lading in Germany”, in Comparative Law Series, volume 3, number 8, page 446:
- Nolte […] is of the following opinion: As a rule, the emptor cannot waive his claim for delivery of documents and demand delivery of the discharged goods […]
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Etymology edit
From the supine theme of emō (“to buy”) + -tor (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeːmp.tor/, [ˈeːmpt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈemp.tor/, [ˈɛmpt̪or]
Noun edit
ēmptor m (genitive ēmptōris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ēmptor | ēmptōrēs |
Genitive | ēmptōris | ēmptōrum |
Dative | ēmptōrī | ēmptōribus |
Accusative | ēmptōrem | ēmptōrēs |
Ablative | ēmptōre | ēmptōribus |
Vocative | ēmptor | ēmptōrēs |
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References edit
- “emptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “emptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- emptor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- emptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.