derogator

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dērogātor, from dērogō.

Noun

derogator (plural derogators)

  1. A detractor.

Latin

Etymology

From dērogō (repeal or modify part of a law; remove; disparage) +‎ -tor, from de (of; from, away from) + rogō (ask; request).

Pronunciation

Noun

dērogātor m (genitive dērogātōris); third declension

  1. A detractor, depreciator.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dērogātor dērogātōrēs
genitive dērogātōris dērogātōrum
dative dērogātōrī dērogātōribus
accusative dērogātōrem dērogātōrēs
ablative dērogātōre dērogātōribus
vocative dērogātor dērogātōrēs

References

  • derogator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derogator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.