cavillator, cavillatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
jester, banterer; quibbler, caviler, sophist, captious critic;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavillator | cavillatores |
| Gen. | cavillatoris | cavillatorum, cavillatorium |
| Dat. | cavillatori | cavillatoribus |
| Acc. | cavillatorem | cavillatores |
| Voc. | cavillator | cavillatores |
| Abl. | cavillatore | cavillatoribus |
Examples
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...exarui ex amoenis rebus et voluptariis. vel cavillator facetus vel conviva commodus item ero, neque ego oblocutor..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...animi tui sententia uxorem habes?" Qui iurabat, cavillator quidam et canicula et nimis ridicularius fuit. Is locum esse..."