coniector
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From cōniciō (“bring together, connect; prophesy; conclude”), from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈi̯ek.tor/, [kɔnˈi̯ɛkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈjek.tor/, [konˈjɛkt̪or]
Noun
coniector m (genitive coniectōris); third declension
- He who interprets, explains or divines something; an interpreter (of dreams), diviner, seer, soothsayer.
- Synonym: interpres
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “coniector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- coniector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- an interpreter of dreams: somniorum interpres, coniector
- an interpreter of dreams: somniorum interpres, coniector
- coniector in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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