tessellator

Latin

Etymology

tessellāre +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tes.selˈlaː.tor/, [t̪ɛs̠ːɛlˈlʲäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tes.selˈla.tor/, [t̪esːelˈläːt̪or]

Noun

tessellātor m (genitive tessellātōris); third declension

1. mosaic-floor-maker, who makes the tiled ground, paviour

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tessellātor	tessellātōrēs
genitive	tessellātōris	tessellātōrum
dative	tessellātōrī	tessellātōribus
accusative	tessellātōrem	tessellātōrēs
ablative	tessellātōre	tessellātōribus
vocative	tessellātor	tessellātōrēs

References

• tessellator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.