percussor

Latin

Etymology

From percutiō (“strike or pierce through; shoot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

percussor m (genitive percussōris); third declension

  1. A stabber, striker, shooter.
  2. A murderer, assassin, bandit; executioner.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative percussor percussōrēs
genitive percussōris percussōrum
dative percussōrī percussōribus
accusative percussōrem percussōrēs
ablative percussōre percussōribus
vocative percussor percussōrēs

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • percussor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • percussor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • percussor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

percussor m (plural percussores, feminine percussora, feminine plural percussoras)

  1. hammer (part of a firearm)
  2. anything or anyone who percusses

Adjective

percussor m (feminine singular percussora, masculine plural percussores, feminine plural percussoras, comparable)

  1. which or who percusses
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