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mactator
mactator
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Latin
Etymology
From mactō (“slaughter, kill”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /makˈtaː.tor/, [makˈtaː.tɔr]
Noun
mactātor m (genitive mactātōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mactātor | mactātōrēs |
| genitive | mactātōris | mactātōrum |
| dative | mactātōrī | mactātōribus |
| accusative | mactātōrem | mactātōrēs |
| ablative | mactātōre | mactātōribus |
| vocative | mactātor | mactātōrēs |
Synonyms
- (murderer): carnifex, homicīda, interfector, percussor, sīcārius
Related terms
References
- mactator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mactator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.