propugnator

English

Etymology

Latin prōpugnātor

Noun

propugnator (plural propugnators)

(formal) A champion or defender.

Latin

Etymology

From prōpugnō (“fight or contend for”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.puɡˈnaː.tor/, [proːpʊŋˈnäːt̪ɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.puɲˈɲa.tor/, [propuɲˈɲäːt̪or]

Noun

prōpugnātor m (genitive prōpugnātōris); third declension

A champion or defender (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs
Genitive	prōpugnātōris	prōpugnātōrum
Dative	prōpugnātōrī	prōpugnātōribus
Accusative	prōpugnātōrem	prōpugnātōrēs
Ablative	prōpugnātōre	prōpugnātōribus
Vocative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs

Related terms

prōpugnātrīx
pugnō

References

“propugnator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“propugnator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
propugnator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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