caesor

Latin

Etymology

caedō (“cut”) +‎ -tor (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.sor/, [ˈkäe̯s̠ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.sor/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬or]

Noun

caesor m (genitive caesōris); third declension

  1. hewer, chopper, cutter
  2. killer, murderer
  3. one who fells smth., feller

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caesor caesōrēs
Genitive caesōris caesōrum
Dative caesōrī caesōribus
Accusative caesōrem caesōrēs
Ablative caesōre caesōribus
Vocative caesor caesōrēs

References
  • “caesor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caesor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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