holitor

Latin

Etymology

From holus (“vegetable”) +‎ -tor (suffix forming agent nouns) +‎ [Term?] (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈho.li.tor/, [ˈhɔlʲɪt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.li.tor/, [ˈɔːlit̪or]

Noun

holitor m (genitive holitōris, feminine holitrix); third declension

1. Alternative form of olitor: gardener, seller of vegetables or herbs.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	holitor	holitōrēs
genitive	holitōris	holitōrum
dative	holitōrī	holitōribus
accusative	holitōrem	holitōrēs
ablative	holitōre	holitōribus
vocative	holitor	holitōrēs

Derived terms

• holitōrius
• holitrīx

 

References

• "olitor", Lewis and Short