noun · masculinethird declension
sprētor
sprētor m (genitive sprētōris)
Classical[ˈspreː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsprɛː.tor]
Meaning
- disdainer, scorner, despiser
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sprētor | sprētōrēs |
| genitive | sprētōris | sprētōrum |
| dative | sprētōrī | sprētōribus |
| accusative | sprētōrem | sprētōrēs |
| ablative | sprētōre | sprētōribus |
| vocative | sprētor | sprētōrēs |
sprētor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a despiser, disdainer, scorner, contemner (poet. and very rare):
deorum, Ov. M. 8, 613: morarum, Nemes. Cyn. 79: matronalium amplexuum, App. M. 3, p. 137, 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sprētor ōris, m
SPAR-, a disdainer, scorner, contemner : deorum, O.
Origins
From sprĕt-, supine stem of spernō (“to despise, scorn, spurn”) + -tor.