noun · masculinethird declension
īnfector
īnfector m (genitive īnfectōris)
Classical[ĩːˈfɛk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfɛk.tor]
Meaning
- dyer (one who dyes)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnfector | īnfectōrēs |
| genitive | īnfectōris | īnfectōrum |
| dative | īnfectōrī | īnfectōribus |
| accusative | īnfectōrem | īnfectōrēs |
| ablative | īnfectōre | īnfectōribus |
| vocative | īnfector | īnfectōrēs |
infector, ōris, m. id.,
I. a dyer (class.):
eum infector moratur, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 7: lanarum, Plin. 20, 7, 25, § 59.— Adj., dyeing: infector ille sucus, Plin. 11, 3, 2, § 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īnfector ōris, m
2 FAC-, a dyer.
Origins
īnfectus, perfect passive participle of īnficiō (“to infect”) + -tor