praesultor

Latin

Etymology

From praesiliō (“to jump before”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈsul.tor/, [präe̯ˈs̠ʊɫ̪t̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈsul.tor/, [preˈs̬ul̪t̪or]

Noun

praesultor m (genitive praesultōris); third declension

1. (post-Classical) leading dancer

   Synonym: praesul

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	praesultor	praesultōrēs
genitive	praesultōris	praesultōrum
dative	praesultōrī	praesultōribus
accusative	praesultōrem	praesultōrēs
ablative	praesultōre	praesultōribus
vocative	praesultor	praesultōrēs

References

• praesultor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praesultor in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “praesultor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press