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noun · masculinethird declension

dīvīsor

dīvīsor m (genitive dīvīsōris)
Classical[diːˈwiː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[diˈviː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. divider
  2. distributor (especially of bribes)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīvīsordīvīsōrēs
genitivedīvīsōrisdīvīsōrum
dativedīvīsōrīdīvīsōribus
accusativedīvīsōremdīvīsōrēs
ablativedīvīsōredīvīsōribus
vocativedīvīsordīvīsōrēs

dīvīsor, ōris, m. id.. *
I. A divider: divisor et disterminator mundi (axis), Ap. de Mundo, p. 57.—Esp., arithm. t. t., a divisor, Boëth. Geom. 1, p. 1529 al.—More freq.,
II. A distributer.
A. In gen.: Italiae, Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13; 5, 7, 20: regni inter filios, Eutr. 4, 11.—
B. In partic.
1. One who superintended the legal distributions to the tribes, Ps. Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 22, p. 136 Bait.—
2. A person hired by a candidate to bribe the electors, by distributing money among them (persons regarded as infamous), Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 14, 57; Cic. Planc. 19, 48; Cornel. Fragm. 1 (18, p. 450 ed. Orell.); id. Mur. 26 fin.; Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 22; 2, 4, 20, § 45; id. Har. Resp. 20, 42; id. de Or. 2, 63 fin.; Suet. Aug. 3; cf. Smith's Antiq. p. 46, b.—
C. A judge (late Lat.), Vulg. Luc. 12, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindīvīsor

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Italic *wiðō Latin *vidō Latin dīvīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dīvīsor From dīvīdō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalandivisor
  • Frenchdiviseur
  • Italiandivisore
  • Occitandivisor
  • Portuguesedivisor
  • Spanishdivisor
  • Galiciandivisor

Quick answers

What does dīvīsor mean in Latin?
dīvīsor, a noun, means “divider; distributor (especially of bribes)”.
What is the genitive of dīvīsor?
The genitive singular is dīvīsōris. dīvīsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dīvīsor?
In classical Latin, [diːˈwiː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈviː.s̬or].
Where does dīvīsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dīvīsor.