"perceptor" meaning in Latin

See perceptor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pɛrˈkɛp.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [perˈt͡ʃɛp.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From percipiō (“seize; conceive; perceive”). Head templates: {{la-noun|perceptor<3>}} perceptor m (genitive perceptōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|perceptor<3>}} Forms: perceptōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], perceptor [nominative, singular], perceptōrēs [nominative, plural], perceptōris [genitive, singular], perceptōrum [genitive, plural], perceptōrī [dative, singular], perceptōribus [dative, plural], perceptōrem [accusative, singular], perceptōrēs [accusative, plural], perceptōre [ablative, singular], perceptōribus [ablative, plural], perceptor [singular, vocative], perceptōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a receiver, imbiber Tags: declension-3, masculine Related terms: perceptibilis, perceptiō, perceptus, percipibilis

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "perceptor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "percettore"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "pircitturi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "perceptor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From percipiō (“seize; conceive; perceive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "perceptōris",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perceptor<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "perceptor m (genitive perceptōris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perceptor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "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 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a receiver, imbiber"
      ],
      "id": "en-perceptor-la-noun-hRuQJNli",
      "links": [
        [
          "receiver",
          "receiver"
        ],
        [
          "imbiber",
          "imbiber"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "perceptibilis"
        },
        {
          "word": "perceptiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "perceptus"
        },
        {
          "word": "percipibilis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɛrˈkɛp.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[perˈt͡ʃɛp.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perceptor"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "perceptor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "percettore"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "pircitturi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "perceptor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From percipiō (“seize; conceive; perceive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "perceptōris",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perceptōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perceptor<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "perceptor m (genitive perceptōris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perceptor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "perceptibilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "perceptiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "perceptus"
    },
    {
      "word": "percipibilis"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "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 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a receiver, imbiber"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "receiver",
          "receiver"
        ],
        [
          "imbiber",
          "imbiber"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɛrˈkɛp.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[perˈt͡ʃɛp.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perceptor"
}

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