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English
Etymology
From Latin pecūlātor (“embezzler”), from Latin pecūlor (“I embezzle”), from Latin pecūlium (“private property”).
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Agent noun formed from pecūlātus, perfect passive participle of pecūlor (“I embezzle”), from pecūlium (“private property”) + -or, agential ending.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.kuːˈlaː.tor/, [pɛ.kuːˈɫaː.tɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pecūlātor | pecūlātōrēs |
Genitive | pecūlātōris | pecūlātōrum |
Dative | pecūlātōrī | pecūlātōribus |
Accusative | pecūlātōrem | pecūlātōrēs |
Ablative | pecūlātōre | pecūlātōribus |
Vocative | pecūlātor | pecūlātōrēs |
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: peculator
References
- peculator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- peculator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- peculator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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