noun · masculinethird declension
oppugnātor
oppugnātor m (genitive oppugnātōris)
Meaning
- attacker, assailant
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppugnātor | oppugnātōrēs |
| genitive | oppugnātōris | oppugnātōrum |
| dative | oppugnātōrī | oppugnātōribus |
| accusative | oppugnātōrem | oppugnātōrēs |
| ablative | oppugnātōre | oppugnātōribus |
| vocative | oppugnātor | oppugnātōrēs |
oppugnātor (obp-), ōris, m. id.,
I. an assaulter, attacker, assailant (class.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oppūgnātor ōris, m
oppugno, an assaulter, assailant: patriae: meae salutis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pugnō Latin oppugnō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin oppugnātor From oppugnō (“assault, attack”) + -tor (agent noun suffix).