LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ōsor

ōsor m (genitive ōsōris)
Classical[ˈoː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. hater, one who hates
    At nunc dehinc scītō illum ante omnēs minimī mortālem pretī, / madidum, nihilī, incontinentem atque ōsōrem uxōris suae.But now henceforth know that he, before all, is a mortal of the least worth, / drunken, of no value, incontinent and a hater of his wife.c. 209 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria 5.2.8–9

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōsorōsōrēs
genitiveōsōrisōsōrum
dativeōsōrīōsōribus
accusativeōsōremōsōrēs
ablativeōsōreōsōribus
vocativeōsorōsōrēs

ōsor (ossor, Plaut. l. l. infra), ōris, m. odi,
I. a hater (ante- and post-class.): uxoris suae ossor, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 9 Fleck. (Ussing, osor): hominum, App. de Deo Socr. p. 48, 15; Pacat. Pan. Th. 20, 5; Aus. Ep. 4, 24: mulierum, Plaut. Poen. prol. 74; cf.: osorem dixerunt, qui aliquem odisset, Paul. ex Fest. p. 196 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European *h₃e-h₃ód-e ~*h₃e-h₃d-ḗr
  3. Proto-Italic*ōdai
  4. Latinōsor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ōsor From ōsus + -tor. Perhaps related to Oscan 𐌖𐌔𐌖𐌓𐌔 (usurs).

Quick answers

What does ōsor mean in Latin?
ōsor, a noun, means “hater, one who hates”.
What is the genitive of ōsor?
The genitive singular is ōsōris. ōsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ōsor?
In classical Latin, [ˈoː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.s̬or].
Where does ōsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ *h₃e-h₃d-ḗr → Proto-Italic *ōdai → Latin ōsor.