reluctor

English

Etymology

From reluctance +‎ -or.

Noun

reluctor (plural reluctors)

1. (automotive) A toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ lū̆ctor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈluːk.tor/, [rɛˈɫ̪uːkt̪ɔr] or IPA^(key): /reˈluk.tor/, [rɛˈɫ̪ʊkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈluk.tor/, [reˈlukt̪or]

Verb

relū̆ctor (present infinitive relū̆ctārī, perfect active relū̆ctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to resist (struggle against)

Conjugation

Conjugation of relū̆ctor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	relū̆ctor	relū̆ctāris, relū̆ctāre	relū̆ctātur	relū̆ctāmur	relū̆ctāminī	relū̆ctantur
	imperfect	relū̆ctābar	relū̆ctābāris, relū̆ctābāre	relū̆ctābātur	relū̆ctābāmur	relū̆ctābāminī	relū̆ctābantur
	future	relū̆ctābor	relū̆ctāberis, relū̆ctābere	relū̆ctābitur	relū̆ctābimur	relū̆ctābiminī	relū̆ctābuntur
	perfect	relū̆ctātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	relū̆ctātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	relū̆ctātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	relū̆cter	relū̆ctēris, relū̆ctēre	relū̆ctētur	relū̆ctēmur	relū̆ctēminī	relū̆ctentur
	imperfect	relū̆ctārer	relū̆ctārēris, relū̆ctārēre	relū̆ctārētur	relū̆ctārēmur	relū̆ctārēminī	relū̆ctārentur
	perfect	relū̆ctātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	relū̆ctātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	relū̆ctāre	—	—	relū̆ctāminī	—
	future	—	relū̆ctātor	relū̆ctātor	—	—	relū̆ctantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		relū̆ctārī	relū̆ctātum esse	relū̆ctātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		relū̆ctāns	relū̆ctātus	relū̆ctātūrus	—	—	relū̆ctandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		relū̆ctandī	relū̆ctandō	relū̆ctandum	relū̆ctandō	relū̆ctātum	relū̆ctātū

Derived terms

• relū̆ctāns

Descendants

• Spanish: reluchar

References

• “reluctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “reluctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• reluctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.