LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

suāsor

suāsor m (genitive suāsōris)
Classical[suˈaː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[suˈaː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. adviser, advocate, supporter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuāsorsuāsōrēs
genitivesuāsōrissuāsōrum
dativesuāsōrīsuāsōribus
accusativesuāsōremsuāsōrēs
ablativesuāsōresuāsōribus
vocativesuāsorsuāsōrēs

suāsor, ōris, m. id..
I. In gen., one who exhorts, advises, or persuades, an adviser, counsellor, persuader (class.): esse suasorem summum et studiosum robore belli, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 2 (Ann. v. 375 Vahl.): me suasore et impulsore id factum, Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 13: suasor et impulsor profectionis, Cic. Att. 16, 7, 2: quid interest inter suasorem facti et probatorem? id. Phil. 2, 12, 29: suasoris finis est utilitas, Quint. 3, 8, 42: pacis, Ov. F. 4, 75.—
II. In partic., in publicists' lang., one who recommends or advocates a proposed law: Caesar legem tulit ut, etc.... suasore legis Pompeio, Vell. 2, 44, 4: epistola non suasoris sed rogatoris, Cic. Att. 16, 16, B, § 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin suāsor From suādeō + -tor.

In English words that came into English from suāsor

  • suasorysuasorius

Quick answers

What does suāsor mean in Latin?
suāsor, a noun, means “adviser, advocate, supporter”.
What is the genitive of suāsor?
The genitive singular is suāsōris. suāsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce suāsor?
In classical Latin, [suˈaː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈaː.s̬or].