meretor
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Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From mereō (“merit, deserve”) + -tor. Literally "he who earns". Masculine form of meretrix.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.re.tor/, [ˈmɛrɛt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.re.tor/, [ˈmɛːret̪or]
Noun[edit]
meretor m (genitive meretōris, feminine meretrīx); third declension
- (slang) male prostitute
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meretor | meretōrēs |
| Genitive | meretōris | meretōrum |
| Dative | meretōrī | meretōribus |
| Accusative | meretōrem | meretōrēs |
| Ablative | meretōre | meretōribus |
| Vocative | meretor | meretōrēs |
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
merētor