despectator, despectatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
despiser; one who looks down on;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectator | despectatores |
| Gen. | despectatoris | despectatorum, despectatorium |
| Dat. | despectatori | despectatoribus |
| Acc. | despectatorem | despectatores |
| Voc. | despectator | despectatores |
| Abl. | despectatore | despectatoribus |
Examples
- L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...illis nos cernimus; qui montium summa conscendunt, despectant nubem nec tamen imaginem in illa suam aspiciunt..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Batulumque tenent atque arva Celemnae, et quos maliferae despectant moenia Abellae, Teutonico ritu soliti torquere cateias; tegmina quis..."
