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
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..."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..."