adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
exsors
exsors (genitive exsortis)
Classical[ˈɛks.sɔrs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛks.sors]
Meaning
- literallyone terminationnot assigned by lot
- one terminationchosen, picked out
- one terminationhaving no share in, free from, deprived of
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exsors | exsors | exsors |
| genitive | exsortis | exsortis | exsortis |
| dative | exsortī | exsortī | exsortī |
| accusative | exsortem | exsortem | exsors |
| ablative | exsortī exsorte | exsortī exsorte | exsortī exsorte |
| vocative | exsors | exsors | exsors |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exsortēs | exsortēs | exsortia |
| genitive | exsortium | exsortium | exsortium |
| dative | exsortibus | exsortibus | exsortibus |
| accusative | exsortīs exsortēs | exsortīs exsortēs | exsortia |
| ablative | exsortibus | exsortibus | exsortibus |
| vocative | exsortēs | exsortēs | exsortia |
ex-sors (exors), sortis, adj.,
I. without lot, i. e. who has not cast a lot, who obtains a thing out of course; also, that for which a lot has not been cast, chosen, choice.
I. Prop. (poet.):
te voluit rex magnus Olympi Talibus auspiciis exsortem ducere honorem, Verg. A. 5, 534: ducunt exsortem (equum) Aeneae, id. ib. 8, 552; Val. Fl. 4, 340.—II. Transf., in gen., having no share in, free from, deprived of.
(a). With gen.:
dulcis vitae, Verg. A. 6, 428: amicitiae et foederis, Liv. 23, 10, 3: culpae, id. 22, 44, 7: periculi, Tac. A. 6, 10: matrimoniorum, Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 45: cos exsors secandi, incapable of cutting, Hor. A. P. 305.—* (b). With dat.:
hospes conflictui huic, Sid. Ep. 8, 12 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-sors or exors sortis, adj.,
without lot, not assigned by lot: te voluit exsortem ducere honores (i. e. praeter ordinem), V. (al. honorem).— Having no share in, free from, deprived of: dulcis vitae, V.: amicitiae, L.: cos secandi, incapable, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexsors
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *sértis Proto-Italic *sortis Latin sors Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin exsors From ex- + sors (“lot”) + -s.