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memor

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  • Some refer it to some reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to think, remember”). Similar to Old English ġemimor.
  • Some refer it to Proto-Italic *memnos, Proto-Indo-European *me-mn-os-, a reduplicated form of *men- (“to think”), although the declension was changed from a sibilant stem to a rhotic stem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.mɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.mor]

Adjective

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memor (genitive memoris, comparative memorior, superlative memorissimus, adverb memoriter); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

  1. mindful, remembering (+ genitive)
    Tuōrum verbōrum memor sum.
    I'm mindful of your words.
  2. heedful, recalling, suggesting
  3. that has a good memory
  4. prudent, provident, careful, cautious

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative memor memorēs memoria
genitive memoris memorium
dative memorī memoribus
accusative memorem memor memorīs

memorēs

memoria
ablative memorī

memore

memoribus
vocative memor memorēs memoria

Derived terms

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  • immemor
  • memoria
  • memoriter