arrogator
Latin
Alternative forms
- adrogātor
Etymology
From arrogō (“arrogate to myself, assume”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.roˈɡaː.tor/, [ärːɔˈɡäːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.roˈɡa.tor/, [ärːoˈɡäːt̪or]
Noun
arrogātor m (genitive arrogātōris); third declension
- A person who adopts an adult in the place of a child.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arrogātor | arrogātōrēs |
| Genitive | arrogātōris | arrogātōrum |
| Dative | arrogātōrī | arrogātōribus |
| Accusative | arrogātōrem | arrogātōrēs |
| Ablative | arrogātōre | arrogātōribus |
| Vocative | arrogātor | arrogātōrēs |
Related terms
- arrogāns
- arroganter
- arrogantia
- arrogātiō
- arrogō
References
- “arrogator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arrogator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- arrogator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016