accusator
English
Alternative forms
- accusatour (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From literary French accusateur, from Latin accūsātōrem, accusative singular of accūsātor (“accuser”).[1] Doublet of accuser.
Noun
accusator (plural accusators)
- (archaic) A male accuser;[1]
Related terms
- accusatorial → accusatorially
- accusatory
- accusatrix
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
Latin
Etymology
From accūsō (“blame, accuse”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.kuːˈsaː.tor/
Noun
accūsātor m (genitive accūsātōris); third declension
- accuser, plaintiff
- denouncer, informer
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | accūsātor | accūsātōrēs |
| Genitive | accūsātōris | accūsātōrum |
| Dative | accūsātōrī | accūsātōribus |
| Accusative | accūsātōrem | accūsātōrēs |
| Ablative | accūsātōre | accūsātōribus |
| Vocative | accūsātor | accūsātōrēs |
Derived terms
- accūsātōrius
- accūsātrīx
Related terms
- accūsābilis
- accūsātiō
- accūsātīvus
- accūsātōriē
- accūsitō
- accūsō
Descendants
- English: accusator, accuser
- French: accusateur
- Italian: accusatore
- Old French: accusour
- Portuguese: acusador
- Romanian: acuzător
- Spanish: acusador
References
- accusator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- accusator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers