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cunctator.

delayer/procrastinator; one prone to delay; considerate/cautious person (L+S);

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kuːŋkˈtaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[kuŋkˈtaː.tor]

  1. delayer; dawdler, slowpoke

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk-der. Proto-Italic *konkitos Latindenom.? Latin cūnctor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cūnctātor From cūnctor (“to delay; to hesitate”) + -tor.

verb[kuːŋkˈtaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[kuŋkˈtaː.tor]

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of cūnctor

    active · form-of · future · imperative · second-person · singular · third-person

  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of cūnctō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · singular · third-person
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