ruptor

Latin

Etymology

Consists of rup- +‎ -tor. Latin rup- is the root of rumpō, rumpere (“to break, burst”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈrup.tor/, [ˈrʊpt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrup.tor/, [ˈrupt̪or]

Noun

ruptor m (genitive ruptōris); third declension

1. breaker; violator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ruptor	ruptōrēs
Genitive	ruptōris	ruptōrum
Dative	ruptōrī	ruptōribus
Accusative	ruptōrem	ruptōrēs
Ablative	ruptōre	ruptōribus
Vocative	ruptor	ruptōrēs

Related terms

• abrumpō
• corrumpō
• interrumpō
• irrumpō

• rumpō
• ruptiō
• ruptūra

References

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