tessellator

Latin

Etymology

tessellāre +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tes.selˈlaː.tor/, [t̪ɛs̠ːɛlˈlʲäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tes.selˈla.tor/, [t̪esːelˈläːt̪or]

Noun

tessellātor m (genitive tessellātōris); third declension

1. mosaic-floor-maker, who makes the tiled ground, paviour

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tessellātor	tessellātōrēs
Genitive	tessellātōris	tessellātōrum
Dative	tessellātōrī	tessellātōribus
Accusative	tessellātōrem	tessellātōrēs
Ablative	tessellātōre	tessellātōribus
Vocative	tessellātor	tessellātōrēs

References

• tessellator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.