LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēsertor

dēsertor m (genitive dēsertōris)
Classical[deːˈsɛr.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬ɛr.tor]

Meaning

  1. a deserter, one who abandons

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsertordēsertōrēs
genitivedēsertōrisdēsertōrum
dativedēsertōrīdēsertōribus
accusativedēsertōremdēsertōrēs
ablativedēsertōredēsertōribus
vocativedēsertordēsertōrēs

dēsertor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who forsakes, abandons, deserts any one.—
I. Prop.
A. In gen.: amicorum (opp. conservator inimicorum), Cic. Att. 8, 9, 3: communis utilitatis aut salutis, id. Fin. 3, 19, 64.—Esp. freq.,
B. Milit. t. t., a runaway, deserter (opp. transfuga, one who joins the enemy, Dig. 48, 16, 5, § 8), * Caes. B. G. 6, 23, 8 (with proditor, as in Tac. H. 1, 72); Liv. 3, 69, 7; 23, 18, 16; Tac. A. 1, 21; Vell. 2, 85; 119; Flor. 4, 2, 52; Suet. Caes. 68; Front. Strat. 4, 1, 29; Dig. 48, 16, 3 init. al. et saep.—
2. Transf. beyond the milit. sphere, a deserter, one who abandons: Amoris, Ov. H. 19, 157: Asiae, *Verg. A. 12, 15.—
II. Trop.: usus corporis desertor animi, a forsaker, Stat. Th. 8, 739.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēsertor

Latin dē- Latin serō Latin dēserō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēsertor From dēserō (“to abandon”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchdéserteur
  • Englishdeserter

In English words that came into English from dēsertor

  • deserterdēsertor
  • desertricedēsertrīx

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDesertorDesertor is defined by Modestinus to be one qui per prolixum tempus vagatus, reducitur, and differs from an emansor, qui diu vagatus ad castra egredit…

Quick answers

What does dēsertor mean in Latin?
dēsertor, a noun, means “a deserter, one who abandons”.
What is the genitive of dēsertor?
The genitive singular is dēsertōris. dēsertor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsertor?
In classical Latin, [deːˈsɛr.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈs̬ɛr.tor].
Where does dēsertor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsertor.