grassator, grassatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
vagabond; footpad, highway robber;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | grassator | grassatores |
| Gen. | grassatoris | grassatorum, grassatorium |
| Dat. | grassatori | grassatoribus |
| Acc. | grassatorem | grassatores |
| Voc. | grassator | grassatores |
| Abl. | grassatore | grassatoribus |
Examples
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...catenatae siluit compago tabernae. interdum et ferro subitus grassator agit rem: armato quotiens tutae custode tenentur et Pomptina..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...miles, sive ille planus fuit sive nocturnus grassator, et: "Quid tu, inquit, commilito, ex qua legione..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...facturi promittimus, nedum si ab homine occidendo grassator avertendus sit aut hostis pro salute patriae fallendus: XXXIX..."