convictor

Latin

Etymology

From con- (“together”) +‎ vīctus (“living, nourishment”) +‎ -tor, modelled after convīvor (“to feast together”). Unrelated to victor, which has a short vowel.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈu̯iːk.tor/, [kɔnˈu̯iːkt̪ɔr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈvik.tor/, [kɔnˈvikt̪ɔr]

Noun

convīctor m (genitive convīctōris); third declension

one who lives with another, a housemate
a table companion, familiar friend

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	convīctor	convīctōrēs
Genitive	convīctōris	convīctōrum
Dative	convīctōrī	convīctōribus
Accusative	convīctōrem	convīctōrēs
Ablative	convīctōre	convīctōribus
Vocative	convīctor	convīctōrēs

Related terms

convīctiō
convīctus
convīvor

References

convictor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
convictor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers