"genitor" meaning in Latin

See genitor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɛ.nɪ.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.t̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr (“parent”). Equivalent to genō + -tor. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵénh₁tōr||parent}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr (“parent”), {{suffix|la|genō|tor}} genō + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|genitor<3>|f=genetrīx/genitrīx}} genitor m (genitive genitōris, feminine genetrīx or genitrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|genitor<3>}} Forms: genitōris [genitive], genetrīx [feminine], genitrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], genitor [nominative, singular], genitōrēs [nominative, plural], genitōris [genitive, singular], genitōrum [genitive, plural], genitōrī [dative, singular], genitōribus [dative, plural], genitōrem [accusative, singular], genitōrēs [accusative, plural], genitōre [ablative, singular], genitōribus [ablative, plural], genitor [singular, vocative], genitōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. parent, father, sire, begetter, procreator Tags: declension-3, masculine Synonyms: pater Derived forms: genetrīx, genitrīx

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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          "text": "subiit cārī genitōris imāgō"
        },
        {
          "english": "Behold the father of the gods scattering his reddening flames through the clouds",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.285–286",
          "text": "ecce deûm genitor rutilās per nūbila flammās spargit"
        }
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        [
          "father",
          "father"
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        [
          "sire",
          "sire"
        ],
        [
          "begetter",
          "begetter"
        ],
        [
          "procreator",
          "procreator"
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      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        "ablative",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "genitor",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "Latin masculine nouns",
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        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.560",
          "text": "subiit cārī genitōris imāgō"
        },
        {
          "english": "Behold the father of the gods scattering his reddening flames through the clouds",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.285–286",
          "text": "ecce deûm genitor rutilās per nūbila flammās spargit"
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      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    {
      "word": "pater"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for genitor meaning in Latin (4.9kB)

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