olitor

Latin

Alternative forms

• holitor

Etymology

From olus (“vegetable”) +‎ -tor (“-er”, suffix forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

olitor m (genitive olitōris, feminine olitrix); third declension

1. gardener, vegetable grower
2. seller of vegetables
3. seller of herbs

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	olitor	olitōrēs
genitive	olitōris	olitōrum
dative	olitōrī	olitōribus
accusative	olitōrem	olitōrēs
ablative	olitōre	olitōribus
vocative	olitor	olitōrēs

Derived terms

• olitōrius
• olitrīx

References

• “olitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press