LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dērīsor

dērīsor m (genitive dērīsōris)
Classical[deːˈriː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈriː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. mocker, scoffer
    Nōlī arguere dērīsōrem nē ōderit tē, argue sapientem et dīliget tē.Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedērīsordērīsōrēs
genitivedērīsōrisdērīsōrum
dativedērīsōrīdērīsōribus
accusativedērīsōremdērīsōrēs
ablativedērīsōredērīsōribus
vocativedērīsordērīsōrēs

dērīsor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a mocker, scoffer, satirical person (rare; not in Cic.): ut tu semper eris derisor, Hor. S. 2, 6, 54; id. A. P. 433; Quint. 3, 8, 51: Anubis derisor populi, Juv. 6, 534; Vulg. Prov. 9, 7 al. Applied to a (jeering) parasite, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 11; to a stage mimic, Mart. 1, 5, 5; Orell. Inscr. 4926.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dērīsor From dērīdeō (“to laugh at, to mock, to deride”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does dērīsor mean in Latin?
dērīsor, a noun, means “mocker, scoffer”.
What is the genitive of dērīsor?
The genitive singular is dērīsōris. dērīsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dērīsor?
In classical Latin, [deːˈriː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈriː.s̬or].