patrocinor

Latin

Alternative forms

  • patroncinor

Etymology

From patrōnus (protector) +‎ -cinor.[1] Corresponds to the noun patrocinium (protection).

Pronunciation

Verb

patrōcinor (present infinitive patrōcinārī, perfect active patrōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to protect, defend, support, patronize (takes the dative)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: patrocinar
  • Galician: patrocinar
  • Italian: patrocinare
  • Portuguese: patrocinar
  • Spanish: patrocinar

References

  1. ^ White, John Tahourdin (1858) Latin Suffixes, page 134

Further reading

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