"rector" meaning in Latin

See rector in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈreːk.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈrɛk.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor From regō (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) + -tor. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|regō<t:to steer, to guide; to rule>|-tor|text=+|title=rēctor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*regō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "regō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "rēctor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="rēctor"> From regō (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) + -tor. Head templates: {{la-noun|rēctor<3>|f=rēctrīx}} rēctor m (genitive rēctōris, feminine rēctrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|rēctor<3>}} Forms: rēctor [canonical, masculine], rēctōris [genitive], rēctrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], rēctor [nominative, singular], rēctōrēs [nominative, plural], rēctōris [genitive, singular], rēctōrum [genitive, plural], rēctōrī [dative, singular], rēctōribus [dative, plural], rēctōrem [accusative, singular], rēctōrēs [accusative, plural], rēctōre [ablative, singular], rēctōribus [ablative, plural], rēctor [singular, vocative], rēctōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. guide, leader Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rector-la-noun-CZbVxgyT Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 24 24 29
  2. driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rector-la-noun-Br8~CDYo Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 24 24 29
  3. director, ruler, master, governor Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rector-la-noun-Nxn5Rdea Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 24 24 29 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 51 34
  4. tutor, instructor, teacher, mentor Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rector-la-noun--0HNEQSj Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 13 13 20 53 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 13 13 20 53 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 24 24 29 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 21 21 24 34 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 12 12 33 42
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              "roman": "ṙektor",
              "word": "ռեկտոր"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "réktor",
          "word": "ре́ктор"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "rector"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "rector"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "rektor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "regō<t:to steer, to guide; to rule>",
        "4": "-tor",
        "text": "+",
        "title": "rēctor",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti\nProto-Italic *regō\nLatin regō\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin rēctor\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*regō\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"regō\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent nouns\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-tōr\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-tōr\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-tor\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"rēctor\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"rēctor\">\nFrom regō (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) + -tor.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti\nProto-Italic *regō\nLatin regō\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin rēctor\nFrom regō (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) + -tor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rēctor",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōris",
          "rectoris"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctrīx",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctrīx",
          "rectrix"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctor",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctor",
          "rector#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrēs",
          "rectores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōris",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōris",
          "rectoris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrum",
          "rectorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrī",
          "rectori#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōribus",
          "rectoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrem",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrem",
          "rectorem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrēs",
          "rectores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōre",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōre",
          "rectore#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōribus",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōribus",
          "rectoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctor",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctor",
          "rector#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "rēctōrēs",
          "rectores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rēctor<3>",
        "f": "rēctrīx"
      },
      "expansion": "rēctor m (genitive rēctōris, feminine rēctrīx); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rēctor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guide, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "driver",
          "driver"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "director, ruler, master, governor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "director",
          "director"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "governor",
          "governor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tutor, instructor, teacher, mentor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tutor",
          "tutor"
        ],
        [
          "instructor",
          "instructor"
        ],
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ],
        [
          "mentor",
          "mentor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈreːk.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈrɛk.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rector"
}

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