explicator in Latin

IPA: [ɛk.splɪˈkaː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ek.spliˈkaː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From explicō (“to unfurl, unfold, arrange”) + -tor (“-or”, agent-noun forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|explicō|-tor|pos2=agent-noun forming suffix|t1=to unfurl, unfold, arrange|t2=-or}} explicō (“to unfurl, unfold, arrange”) + -tor (“-or”, agent-noun forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|explicātor<3>}} explicātor m (genitive explicātōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|explicātor<3>}} Forms: explicātor [canonical, masculine], explicātōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], explicātor [nominative, singular], explicātōrēs [nominative, plural], explicātōris [genitive, singular], explicātōrum [genitive, plural], explicātōrī [dative, singular], explicātōribus [dative, plural], explicātōrem [accusative, singular], explicātōrēs [accusative, plural], explicātōre [ablative, singular], explicātōribus [ablative, plural], explicātor [singular, vocative], explicātōrēs [plural, vocative]

Verb

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"explicator" meaning in Latin

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