defector

English

Etymology

From Latin dēfector.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/

Noun

defector (plural defectors)

  1. One who defects.

Derived terms

Translations


Latin

Etymology

dēfectus, perfect passive participle of dēficiō (to desert) + -tor

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈfek.tor/, [d̪eːˈfɛkt̪ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈfek.tor/, [d̪eˈfɛkt̪or]

Noun

dēfector m (genitive dēfectōris); third declension

  1. a deserter, rebel

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēfector dēfectōrēs
Genitive dēfectōris dēfectōrum
Dative dēfectōrī dēfectōribus
Accusative dēfectōrem dēfectōrēs
Ablative dēfectōre dēfectōribus
Vocative dēfector dēfectōrēs

References

  • defector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • defector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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