derisor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dērīdeō (to laugh at, to mock, to deride) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dērīsor m (genitive dērīsōris); third declension

  1. mocker, scoffer
    Nōlī arguere dērīsōrem nē ōderit tē, argue sapientem et dīliget tē.
    Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dērīsor dērīsōrēs
Genitive dērīsōris dērīsōrum
Dative dērīsōrī dērīsōribus
Accusative dērīsōrem dērīsōrēs
Ablative dērīsōre dērīsōribus
Vocative dērīsor dērīsōrēs

Derived terms

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References

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