detestor

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ testor.

Pronunciation

Verb

dētestor (present infinitive dētestārī, perfect active dētestātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to curse or execrate
  2. to detest or loathe
  3. to avert or ward off

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: detestar
  • French: détester
  • Galician: detestar
  • Italian: detestare
  • Portuguese: detestar
  • Spanish: detestar

References

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