parasitaster

Latin

Etymology

From parasīt(us) (“guest”) +‎ -aster.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.ra.siːˈtas.ter/, [päräs̠iːˈt̪äs̠t̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.ra.siˈtas.ter/, [päräs̬iˈt̪äst̪er]

Noun

parasītaster m (genitive parasītastrī); second declension

  1. a mean, sorry parasite

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parasītaster parasītastrī
Genitive parasītastrī parasītastrōrum
Dative parasītastrō parasītastrīs
Accusative parasītastrum parasītastrōs
Ablative parasītastrō parasītastrīs
Vocative parasītaster parasītastrī

References
  • “parasitaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “parasitaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • parasitaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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