noun · masculinethird declension
coniector
coniector m (genitive coniectōris)
Classical[kɔnˈjɛk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[konˈjɛk.tor]
Meaning
- masculineHe who interprets, explains or divines something; an interpreter (of dreams), diviner, seer, soothsayer.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coniector | coniectōrēs coiectōrēs |
| genitive | coniectōris coiectōris | coniectōrum coiectōrum |
| dative | coniectōrī coiectōrī | coniectōribus coiectōribus |
| accusative | coniectōrem coiectōrem | coniectōrēs coiectōrēs |
| ablative | coniectōre coiectōre | coniectōribus coiectōribus |
| vocative | coniector | coniectōrēs coiectōrēs |
conjector, ōris, m. conicio, I. B. 1.,
I. he who interprets, explains, or divines something, an interpreter.
I. In gen.:
conjectore Oedipo orationi opus est, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34.—II. In partic., a diviner, interpreter of dreams, a seer, soothsayer:
somniorum atque ominum interpretes conjectores vocantur, Quint. 3, 6, 30; Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132; Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 76; id. Curc. 2, 1, 34; Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45; 2, 28, 62; id. Part. Or. 2, 6; Quint. 3, 6, 30; 5, 7, 36.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
coniector ōris, m
conicio, a diviner, seer, soothsayer.
Origins
From cōniciō (“bring together, connect; prophesy; conclude”), from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).