noun · masculinethird declension
scīscitātor
scīscitātor m (genitive scīscitātōris)
Classical[skiːs.kɪˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ʃiʃ.ʃiˈtaː.tor]
Meaning
- An inquirer, examiner, investigator, questioner, interrogator.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scīscitātor | scīscitātōrēs |
| genitive | scīscitātōris | scīscitātōrum |
| dative | scīscitātōrī | scīscitātōribus |
| accusative | scīscitātōrem | scīscitātōrēs |
| ablative | scīscitātōre | scīscitātōribus |
| vocative | scīscitātor | scīscitātōrēs |
sciscĭtātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an inquirer, examiner, investigator (post-Aug.):
urinae, Mart. 3, 82, 16; Prud. Cath. 7, 193: minutissimus artium, Amm. 22, 16, 16.Origins
From scīscitor (“ask, inquire”) + -tor, from scīscō (“seek to know; ascertain”), from sciō (“know”).