ratiocinator
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ratiocinate + -or.
Noun[edit]
ratiocinator (plural ratiocinators)
- One who ratiocinates; a reasoner.
- 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian[2]:
- Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ratiōcinor (“I reckon”) + -tor.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ra.ti.oː.kiˈnaː.tor/, [rät̪ioːkɪˈnäːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /rat.t͡si.o.t͡ʃiˈna.tor/, [rät̪ː͡s̪iot͡ʃiˈnäːt̪or]
Noun[edit]
ratiōcinātor m (genitive ratiōcinātōris, feminine ratiōcinātrīx); third declension
- accountant, bookkeeper
- Ratiōcinātor pecūniam numerat[1]
- The accountant counts money
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ratiōcinātor | ratiōcinātōrēs |
Genitive | ratiōcinātōris | ratiōcinātōrum |
Dative | ratiōcinātōrī | ratiōcinātōribus |
Accusative | ratiōcinātōrem | ratiōcinātōrēs |
Ablative | ratiōcinātōre | ratiōcinātōribus |
Vocative | ratiōcinātor | ratiōcinātōrēs |
Verb[edit]
ratiōcinātor
References[edit]
- “ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ratiocinator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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