prevaricator

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English

Etymology

From prevaricate +‎ -or or Latin praevaricator: compare French prévaricateur.

Noun

prevaricator (plural prevaricators)

  1. One who prevaricates.
  2. (historical) An orator at the University of Cambridge fulfilling a similar function to the terrae filius at Oxford.

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

prevāricātor m (genitive prevāricātōris); third declension

  1. Alternative form of praevāricātor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs
genitive prevāricātōris prevāricātōrum
dative prevāricātōrī prevāricātōribus
accusative prevāricātōrem prevāricātōrēs
ablative prevāricātōre prevāricātōribus
vocative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prévaricateur or Latin praevaricator.

Adjective

prevaricator m or n (feminine singular prevaricatoare, masculine plural prevaricatori, feminine and neuter plural prevaricatoare)

  1. prevaricating

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite prevaricator prevaricatoare prevaricatori prevaricatoare
definite prevaricatorul prevaricatoarea prevaricatorii prevaricatoarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite prevaricator prevaricatoare prevaricatori prevaricatoare
definite prevaricatorului prevaricatoarei prevaricatorilor prevaricatoarelor

Noun

prevaricator m (plural prevaricatori)

  1. prevaricator

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative prevaricator prevaricatorul prevaricatori prevaricatorii
genitive-dative prevaricator prevaricatorului prevaricatori prevaricatorilor
vocative prevaricatorule prevaricatorilor