lotaster

Latin

Etymology

From lōt(us) (“lotus”) +‎ -aster.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /loːˈtas.ter/, [ɫ̪oːˈt̪äs̠t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /loˈtas.ter/, [loˈt̪äst̪er]

Noun

lōtaster m (genitive lōtastrī); second declension

1. wild lotus (of which javelins were made)

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

	singular	plural
nominative	lōtaster	lōtastrī
genitive	lōtastrī	lōtastrōrum
dative	lōtastrō	lōtastrīs
accusative	lōtastrum	lōtastrōs
ablative	lōtastrō	lōtastrīs
vocative	lōtaster	lōtastrī

References

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