defector, defectoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rebel, renegade; one who revolts (from);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defector | defectores |
| Gen. | defectoris | defectorum, defectorium |
| Dat. | defectori | defectoribus |
| Acc. | defectorem | defectores |
| Voc. | defector | defectores |
| Abl. | defectore | defectoribus |
Examples
- P
Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Armeniam Radamistus invasit, truculentior quam antea, tamquam adversus defectores et in tempore rebellaturos. atque illi quamvis servitio sueti..." - P
Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...eius abnuentibus. in quos ut patris sui quoque defectores ira magis quam ex usu praesenti accensus, implicatur obsidione..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Germanicus, quamquam contracto exercitu et parata in defectores ultione, dandum adhuc spatium ratus, si recenti exemplo sibi ipsi..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...proditioni electa, ut ceteris ignaris soli in principia defectores coirent. Bassus pudore seu metu, quisnam exitus foret, intra..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...donec spectante Vitellio interfectus est. Nec ultra in defectores aut bona cuiusquam saevitum: rata fuere eorum qui acie..."