Pictor
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See also: pictor
English
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin pīctor (“easel”).
Proper noun
Pictor
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From pictor (“painter”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpik.tor/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpik.tor/,
Proper noun
Pictor m sg (genitive Pictōris); third declension
- a cognomen famously held by:
- Quīntus Fabius Pictor, a Roman politician
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pictor |
| genitive | Pictōris |
| dative | Pictōrī |
| accusative | Pictōrem |
| ablative | Pictōre |
| vocative | Pictor |
References
- “Pictor2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pictor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.