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Derogator
Der′o-gaˊtor
,Noun.
[L.]
A detractor.
Definition 2024
derogator
derogator
Latin
Etymology
From dērogō (“repeal or modify part of a law; remove; disparage”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + rogō (“ask; request”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.roˈɡaː.tor/, [deː.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]
Noun
dērogātor m (genitive dērogātōris); third declension
- A detractor, depreciator.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dērogātor | dērogātōrēs |
| genitive | dērogātōris | dērogātōrum |
| dative | dērogātōrī | dērogātōribus |
| accusative | dērogātōrem | dērogātōrēs |
| ablative | dērogātōre | dērogātōribus |
| vocative | dērogātor | dērogātōrēs |
Related terms
References
- derogator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “derogator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.