noun · masculinethird declension
coctor
coctor m (genitive coctōris)
Classical[ˈkɔk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔk.tor]
Meaning
- masculinea cook
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coctor | coctōrēs |
| genitive | coctōris | coctōrum |
| dative | coctōrī | coctōribus |
| accusative | coctōrem | coctōrēs |
| ablative | coctōre | coctōribus |
| vocative | coctor | coctōrēs |
coctor, ōris, m. id. (more rare than coquus),
I. a cook, Petr. 95, 8: calcis, a limeburner, Edict. Diocl. p. 19; Cod. Th. 14, 6, 1.
Origins
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷtōr. Analyzable as coquō + -tor.