lastaurus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάσταυρος (lástauros).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lasˈtau̯.rus/, [ɫ̪äs̠ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lasˈtau̯.rus/, [läsˈt̪äːu̯rus]

Noun

lastaurus m (genitive lastaurī); second declension

  1. A debauchee, lewd person

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lastaurus lastaurī
Genitive lastaurī lastaurōrum
Dative lastaurō lastaurīs
Accusative lastaurum lastaurōs
Ablative lastaurō lastaurīs
Vocative lastaure lastaurī

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