vorator
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oˈraː.tor/, [u̯ɔˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voˈra.tor/, [voˈräːt̪or]
Etymology 1 edit
From vorō (“to devour”) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).
Noun edit
vorātor m (genitive vorātōris, feminine vorātrīx); third declension
- (Late Latin) devourer (male)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vorātor | vorātōrēs |
| Genitive | vorātōris | vorātōrum |
| Dative | vorātōrī | vorātōribus |
| Accusative | vorātōrem | vorātōrēs |
| Ablative | vorātōre | vorātōribus |
| Vocative | vorātor | vorātōrēs |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Italian: voratore
References edit
- “vorator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vorator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
vorātor