"impostor" meaning in Latin

See impostor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɪmˈpɔs.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [imˈpɔs.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From earlier impositor, agent noun of impōnō. Head templates: {{la-noun|impostor<3>}} impostor m (genitive impostōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|impostor<3>}} Forms: impostōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], impostor [nominative, singular], impostōrēs [nominative, plural], impostōris [genitive, singular], impostōrum [genitive, plural], impostōrī [dative, singular], impostōribus [dative, plural], impostōrem [accusative, singular], impostōrēs [accusative, plural], impostōre [ablative, singular], impostōribus [ablative, plural], impostor [singular, vocative], impostōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (Late Latin) impostor Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-impostor-la-noun-qnekPX3D Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, People

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From earlier impositor, agent noun of impōnō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "impostōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōris",
          "impostoris"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōris",
          "impostoris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrum",
          "impostorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrī",
          "impostori#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōribus",
          "impostoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrem",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrem",
          "impostorem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōre",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōre",
          "impostore#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōribus",
          "impostoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impostor<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "impostor m (genitive impostōris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impostor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Latin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "la:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-impostor-la-noun-qnekPX3D",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostor",
          "impostor#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Late Latin) impostor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪmˈpɔs.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[imˈpɔs.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impostor"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From earlier impositor, agent noun of impōnō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "impostōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōris",
          "impostoris"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōris",
          "impostoris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrum",
          "impostorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrī",
          "impostori#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōribus",
          "impostoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrem",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrem",
          "impostorem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōre",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōre",
          "impostore#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōribus",
          "impostoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "impostōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "impostōrēs",
          "impostores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "impostor<3>"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impostor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Late Latin",
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "impostor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "impostor",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Late Latin) impostor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪmˈpɔs.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[imˈpɔs.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impostor"
}

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