meretor
Latin
Etymology 1
From mereō (“merit, deserve”) + -tor. Literally "he who earns". Masculine form of meretrix.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.rɛ.tɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.re.t̪or]
Noun
meretor m (genitive meretōris, feminine meretrīx); third declension
- (slang) male prostitute
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meretor | meretōrēs |
| genitive | meretōris | meretōrum |
| dative | meretōrī | meretōribus |
| accusative | meretōrem | meretōrēs |
| ablative | meretōre | meretōribus |
| vocative | meretor | meretōrēs |
Etymology 2
Verb
merētor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of mereō