adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dēsultōrius
dēsultōrius (feminine dēsultōria, neuter dēsultōrium)
Classical[deː.sʊɫˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬ulˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectivedesultory
- adjectivesuperficial
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēsultōrius | dēsultōria | dēsultōrium |
| genitive | dēsultōriī | dēsultōriae | dēsultōriī |
| dative | dēsultōriō | dēsultōriae | dēsultōriō |
| accusative | dēsultōrium | dēsultōriam | dēsultōrium |
| ablative | dēsultōriō | dēsultōriā | dēsultōriō |
| vocative | dēsultōrie | dēsultōria | dēsultōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēsultōriī | dēsultōriae | dēsultōria |
| genitive | dēsultōriōrum | dēsultōriārum | dēsultōriōrum |
| dative | dēsultōriīs | dēsultōriīs | dēsultōriīs |
| accusative | dēsultōriōs | dēsultōriās | dēsultōria |
| ablative | dēsultōriīs | dēsultōriīs | dēsultōriīs |
| vocative | dēsultōriī | dēsultōriae | dēsultōria |
dēsultōrĭus, a, um, adj. desultor.
I. Of or belonging to a vaulter (desultor):
equi, Suet. Caes. 39: levitas, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.—Subst.: desultorius, ii, m., Cic. Mur. 27, 57.—II. Desultory, superficial, Ap. M. 1, p. 102, 14.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēsultōrius adj.
desultor, of a vaulter : quasi desultorius, like a circus-rider's horse .
Origins
Descendants
- Englishdesultory
- Englishdesultorious
- Frenchdésultoire
- Italiandesultorio
- Portuguesedesultório
In English words that came into English from dēsultōrius
- desultorydēsultōrius