"quaestor" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʷae̯s.tor/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkʷäe̯s̠t̪ɔr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈkwes.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkwɛst̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: For Proto-Italic *kʷaistōr, as quaerō + -tor. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kʷaistōr}} Proto-Italic *kʷaistōr, {{af|la|quaerō|-tor}} quaerō + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|quaestor<3>}} quaestor m (genitive quaestōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|quaestor<3>}} Forms: quaestōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], quaestor [nominative, singular], quaestōrēs [nominative, plural], quaestōris [genitive, singular], quaestōrum [genitive, plural], quaestōrī [dative, singular], quaestōribus [dative, plural], quaestōrem [accusative, singular], quaestōrēs [accusative, plural], quaestōre [ablative, singular], quaestōribus [ablative, plural], quaestor [singular, vocative], quaestōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. quaestor Wikipedia link: la:quaestor Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (topical): Male people, Public administration Synonyms: quaistor Derived forms: quaestūra

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for quaestor meaning in Latin (5.0kB)

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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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