LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sapor1

sapor m (genitive sapōris)
Classical[ˈsa.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.por]

Meaning

  1. masculineA taste, flavor, savor.
    proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem […] It’ is good too to blend a taste of pounded oak-apples […]c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 4.267
  2. masculineA sense of taste.
  3. masculineA smell, scent, odor.
  4. masculineplural normallyThat which tastes good; a delicacy, dainty.
  5. figurativelymasculineAn elegance of style or character.

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Sapor · Gustus · Gustare · Libare

1. Sapor denotes objectively the flavor which a thing has, or gives out, in opp. to odor, etc.; gustus or gustatus (γεῦσαι) denotes, subjectively, the sensation occasioned by this flavor, or the sense of taste, in opp. to olfactus, etc. Sen. Ep. 109. Debet esse optatus ad hujus modi gustum, ut ille tali sapore capiatur. 2. The libans puts only a small portion of any thing to, or into, his mouth; whereas the gustans has the sense of the effect of what he tastes, and is conscious of its flavor. Ovid, Amor. i. 4, 34. Si tibi forte dabit, quæ prægustaverit ipse, rejice libatos illius ore dapes. (iii. 125.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesaporsapōrēs
genitivesapōrissapōrum
dativesapōrīsapōribus
accusativesapōremsapōrēs
ablativesapōresapōribus
vocativesaporsapōrēs

săpor, ōris, m. sapio, I..
I. Lit., a taste, relish, flavor, savor (objectively of the taste inherent in a thing; whereas gustatus is used subjectively, of the taste experienced by him who eats or drinks; class.), Lucr. 2, 679; cf.: si quem forte inveneritis, qui aspernetur oculis pulchritudinem rerum, non odore ullo, non tactu, non sapore capiatur, excludat auribus omnem suavitatem, Cic. Cael. 17, 42: ut mel, suo proprio genere saporis, dulce esse sentitur, id. Fin. 3, 10, 34: in os salsi venit umor saepe saporis, Lucr. 4, 222; 2, 401: asper in ore sapor (amelli), Verg. G. 4, 277: tardus, id. ib. 2, 126: asper maris, Plin. 2, 100, 104, § 222: vini, id. 24, 9, 38, § 60: asperrimus, id. 14, 2, 4, § 22: dulcis, Hor. C. 3, 1, 19: odoratus et jucundus, Plin. 26, 8, 50, § 83: austerus, id. 25, 5, 20, § 45: tristi poma sapore, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 12.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 430; 2, 504; Hor. S. 2, 4, 36; Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 174; 8, 51, 77, § 209; 15, 27, 32, § 106 al.—
B. Transf. (poet. or in post-Aug. prose).
1. Subjectively for gustatus, a sense of taste, a taste which a person has of any thing: an poterunt oculos aures reprehendere? an aures Tactus? an hunc porro tactum sapor arguet oris? ... Seorsus sapor oris habet vim, Lucr. 4, 487 sq.: aliis aliud taetrius esset orisque sapori, id. 2, 511.—
2. Concr. (mostly in the plur.), that which tastes good, a dainty, delicacy, Tib. 1, 7, 35; Verg. G. 4, 62; Plin. 9, 17, 29, § 63; 12, 1, 2, § 4.—In sing.: et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem, i.e. juice, Verg. G. 4, 267.—
3. A smell, scent, odor, Plin. 32, 10, 39, § 117.—
II. Trop.
1. Of style: vernaculus, i.e. taste, elegance, Cic. Brut. 46, 172; Arn. 3, p. 108: Atticus, Quint. 12, 10, 75; cf. id. 6, 4, 107: sermo non publici saporis, of uncommon elegance, Petr. 3, 1.—
2. Of conduct: homo sine sapore, without refinement, Cic. post Red. in Sen. 6, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sep-
  2. Proto-Italic*sapjō
  3. Latinsapor

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin sapor From sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Catalansabor
  • Italiansapore
  • Occitansabor
  • Frenchsaveurfrom Old French savour
  • Romaniansavoarefrom Old French savour
  • Englishsavourfrom Old French savour
  • Englishsavorfrom Old French savour
  • Portuguesesabor
  • Sardiniansabore
  • Sardiniansabori

In English words that came into English from sapor

  • savoursapōrāre
  • savorysapōrō
  • saporoussaporus
  • saporificsapor
  • saporsapor
noun · masculinethird declension
Sapor2
Sapor m sg (genitive Sapōris)
Classical[ˈsa.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.por]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularThe name of various kings of Persia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSaporsapōrēs
genitiveSapōrissapōrum
dativeSapōrīsapōribus
accusativeSapōremsapōrēs
ablativeSapōresapōribus
vocativeSaporsapōrēs

Quick answers

What does sapor mean in Latin?
sapor, a noun, means “A taste, flavor, savor.; A sense of taste.; A smell, scent, odor.”.
What is the genitive of sapor?
The genitive singular is sapōris. sapor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sapor?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.pɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.por].
Where does sapor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sep- → Proto-Italic *sapjō → Latin sapor.
Which English words come from sapor?
English words that go back to Latin sapor include saporific, sapor, savour, savory and saporous.