litterator
See also: litteratör
Latin
Etymology
From littera + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lit.teˈraː.tor/, [lʲɪt̪ːɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lit.teˈra.tor/, [lit̪ːeˈräːt̪or]
Noun
litterātor m (genitive litterātōris); third declension
- teacher of reading, writing and grammar (especially at a ludus litterarius, an elementary level school for the young plebeian children)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | litterātor | litterātōrēs |
| Genitive | litterātōris | litterātōrum |
| Dative | litterātōrī | litterātōribus |
| Accusative | litterātōrem | litterātōrēs |
| Ablative | litterātōre | litterātōribus |
| Vocative | litterātor | litterātōrēs |
Descendants
- French: littérateur
- English: litterateur
- Russian: литератор (literator)
References
- “litterator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “litterator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- litterator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- litterator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016