LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

philosophaster

philosophaster m (genitive philosophastrī)
Classical[pʰɪ.ɫɔ.sɔˈpʰas.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[fi.lo.s̬oˈfas.ter]

Meaning

  1. masculinea bad philosopher; a philosophaster

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephilosophasterphilosophastrī
genitivephilosophastrīphilosophastrōrum
dativephilosophastrōphilosophastrīs
accusativephilosophastrumphilosophastrōs
ablativephilosophastrōphilosophastrīs
vocativephilosophasterphilosophastrī

phĭlŏsŏphaster, tri, m. philosophus,
I. a bad philosopher, a philosophaster, Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 27 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  3. Ancient Greek φῐ́λος(phĭ́los)
  4. Ancient Greek σοφός(sophós)
  5. Latinphilosophaster

Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos)bor. Latin philosoph(us) Latin -aster Latin philosophaster From philosoph(us) (“philosopher”) + -aster.

Descendants
  • Englishphilosophaster
  • Frenchphilosophâtre

In English words that came into English from philosophaster

  • philosophasterphilosophaster

Quick answers

What does philosophaster mean in Latin?
philosophaster, a noun, means “a bad philosopher; a philosophaster”.
What is the genitive of philosophaster?
The genitive singular is philosophastrī. philosophaster is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce philosophaster?
In classical Latin, [pʰɪ.ɫɔ.sɔˈpʰas.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.lo.s̬oˈfas.ter].
Where does philosophaster come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s → Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) → Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) → Latin philosophaster.