"elector" meaning in Latin

See elector in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [eːˈɫeːk.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [eˈlɛk.t̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) + -tor (agentive suffix) from ex- (“out”) + legō (“to gather, collect”) from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{af|la|ēligō|-tor|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to choose, pick out}} ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) + -tor (agentive suffix), {{af|la|ex-|legō|t1=out|t2=to gather, collect}} ex- (“out”) + legō (“to gather, collect”), {{der|la|itc-pro|*legō}} Proto-Italic *legō, {{der|la|ine-pro|*leǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-, {{cog|grc|ἐκλέγω}} Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō) Head templates: {{la-noun|ēlēctor<3>|f=ēlēctrīx}} ēlēctor m (genitive ēlēctōris, feminine ēlēctrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ēlēctor<3>}} Forms: ēlēctor [canonical, masculine], ēlēctōris [genitive], ēlēctrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ēlēctor [nominative, singular], ēlēctōrēs [nominative, plural], ēlēctōris [genitive, singular], ēlēctōrum [genitive, plural], ēlēctōrī [dative, singular], ēlēctōribus [dative, plural], ēlēctōrem [accusative, singular], ēlēctōrēs [accusative, plural], ēlēctōre [ablative, singular], ēlēctōribus [ablative, plural], ēlēctor [singular, vocative], ēlēctōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. chooser, selector Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-elector-la-noun-tJANAIZG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms prefixed with ex-, Latin terms suffixed with -tor Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with ex-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 77 23
  2. voter, elector Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-elector-la-noun-sUVdrBmR Categories (other): Latin terms prefixed with ex- Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with ex-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ēlēctiō, ēlēctitō, ēlēctiuncula, ēlēctrīx, ēlēctūra, ēlēctus
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: elector"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "elector",
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: elector"
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: électeur",
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "électorat",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ électorat",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: électeur ⇒ électorat"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "электора́т"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: электора́т (elektorát)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: электора́т (elektorát)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Elektor",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Elektor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Elektor"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "elettore",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: elettore",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: elettore"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: eleitor",
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: eleitor"
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: elector"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "eletturi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: eletturi",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Sicilian: eletturi"
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "elector",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Spanish: elector"
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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        "feminine"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "ēlēctōris",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "ēlēctōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "ēlēctor",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "word": "ēlēctūra"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms prefixed with ex-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "77 23",
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          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -tor",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "chooser",
          "chooser#English"
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          "selector",
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          "name": "Latin terms prefixed with ex-",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "voter, elector"
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      "links": [
        [
          "voter",
          "voter#English"
        ],
        [
          "elector",
          "elector#English"
        ]
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        "declension-3"
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      "ipa": "[eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈlɛk.t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elector"
}
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    "Latin masculine nouns",
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    "Latin nouns",
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leǵ-",
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    "Latin terms suffixed with -tor",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: elector"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "elector",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: elector"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "électeur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: électeur",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "électorat",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ électorat",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: électeur ⇒ électorat"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "электора́т"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: электора́т (elektorát)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: электора́т (elektorát)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Elektor",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Elektor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Elektor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "elettore",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: elettore",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: elettore"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "eleitor",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: eleitor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: eleitor"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "elector",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: elector",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: elector"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "eletturi",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: eletturi",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Sicilian: eletturi"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "elector",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: elector",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Spanish: elector"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ēlēctōris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ēlēctōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēlēctōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "1": "ēlēctor<3>",
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ēlēctor<3>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "ēlēctiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēlēctitō"
    },
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      "word": "ēlēctiuncula"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēlēctrīx"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēlēctūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēlēctus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chooser, selector"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chooser",
          "chooser#English"
        ],
        [
          "selector",
          "selector#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "voter, elector"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voter",
          "voter#English"
        ],
        [
          "elector",
          "elector#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈlɛk.t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elector"
}

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