noun · masculinethird declension
dīlātor
dīlātor m (genitive dīlātōris)
Classical[diːˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[diˈlaː.tor]
Meaning
- one who delays, a dilatory person
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīlātor | dīlātōrēs |
| genitive | dīlātōris | dīlātōrum |
| dative | dīlātōrī | dīlātōribus |
| accusative | dīlātōrem | dīlātōrēs |
| ablative | dīlātōre | dīlātōribus |
| vocative | dīlātor | dīlātōrēs |
dīlātor, ōris, m. differo, B. 3.,
I. a delayer, a dilatory person, Hor. A. P. 172; Isid. 10, 77.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dīlātor ōris, m
dis- + TAL-, a delayer, dilatory person , H.
Origins
dīlātus, perfect passive participle of differō (“to carry apart; to defer, delay”) + -tor.