abnegator

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Latin abnegatus. Equivalent to abnegate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.nɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæb.niˌɡeɪ.tɚ/

Noun

abnegator (plural abnegators)

  1. (rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects. [From Mid 17th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 6

Latin

Etymology

From abnegō (“refuse, deny, decline”), from ab (“from, away from”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ab.neˈɡaː.tor/, [ab.nɛˈɡaː.tɔr]

Noun

abnegātor m (genitive abnegātōris); third declension

  1. a denier

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative abnegātor abnegātōrēs
genitive abnegātōris abnegātōrum
dative abnegātōrī abnegātōribus
accusative abnegātōrem abnegātōrēs
ablative abnegātōre abnegātōribus
vocative abnegātor abnegātōrēs

Descendants

References

  • abnegator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abnegator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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