comestor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From comedō (to devour, eat up) +‎ -tor (-er, suffix forming agent nouns).

Noun

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comēstor m (genitive comēstōris); third declension

  1. glutton
    Synonyms: cataphagās, catīllō, comedō, dēgulātor, edō, gāneō, gluttō, gulō, gumia, helluō, lurcō, mandō, mandūcō, phagō, polyphagus
  2. consumer
  3. (Medieval Latin) hostage guaranteeing a debt

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative comēstor comēstōrēs
Genitive comēstōris comēstōrum
Dative comēstōrī comēstōribus
Accusative comēstōrem comēstōrēs
Ablative comēstōre comēstōribus
Vocative comēstor comēstōrēs
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References

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