desultor
Latin
Etymology
dēsul(tum) (supine of dēsiliō (“I leap or jump down”)) + -tor (agent noun suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈsul.tor/, [d̪eːˈsʊɫ̪.t̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈsul.tor/, [d̪ɛˈzul̪.t̪ɔr]
Noun
dēsultor m (genitive dēsultōris); third declension
- (literally) leaper, vaulter
- A sort of riders, who, in the circus-games, leaped from one horse to another without stopping.
- (figuratively) A fickle, inconstant person.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēsultor | dēsultōrēs |
| Genitive | dēsultōris | dēsultōrum |
| Dative | dēsultōrī | dēsultōribus |
| Accusative | dēsultōrem | dēsultōrēs |
| Ablative | dēsultōre | dēsultōribus |
| Vocative | dēsultor | dēsultōrēs |
Related terms
- dēsultōrius
Descendants
- → Italian: desultore
References
- desultor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- desultor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette