noun · masculinethird declension
dēcoctor
dēcoctor m (genitive dēcoctōris)
Classical[deːˈkɔk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈkɔk.tor]
Meaning
- bankrupt (defaulted debtor)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcoctor | dēcoctōrēs |
| genitive | dēcoctōris | dēcoctōrum |
| dative | dēcoctōrī | dēcoctōribus |
| accusative | dēcoctōrem | dēcoctōrēs |
| ablative | dēcoctōre | dēcoctōribus |
| vocative | dēcoctor | dēcoctōrēs |
dēcoctor, ōris, m. decoquo, no. I. B.,
I. one who has squandered his own or another's property, a ruined spendthrift, bankrupt, Cic. Phil. 2, 18; id. Cat. 2, 3;
Catull. 41, 4: pecuniae publicae, Cod. Theod. 12, 1, 117 al.: bonorum suorum, Spart. Hadr. 18, 9; Sen. Ep. 81, 2; id. Ben. 4, 26, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēcoctor ōris, m
decoquo, a spendthrift, ruined man, bankrupt .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēcoctor From dēcoquō + -tor.