"ultor" meaning in Latin

See ultor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈʊɫ.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈul.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ultor [canonical], third-declension masculine-only adjective [canonical], ultōris [genitive]
Etymology: From ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|ultus|-tor|pos1=past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">ulcīscor</i>|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=avenged|t2=-er}} ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{la-adj|ultor}} ultor (genitive ultōris); third-declension masculine-only adjective (non-i-stem)
  1. (masculine) avenging, vengeful, punishing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ultor-la-adj-IDLOFHa3

Noun

IPA: [ˈʊɫ.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈul.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|ultus|-tor|pos1=past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">ulcīscor</i>|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=avenged|t2=-er}} ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|ultor<3>|f=ultrīx}} ultor m (genitive ultōris, feminine ultrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ultor<3>}} Forms: ultōris [genitive], ultrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ultor [nominative, singular], ultōrēs [nominative, plural], ultōris [genitive, singular], ultōrum [genitive, plural], ultōrī [dative, singular], ultōribus [dative, plural], ultōrem [accusative, singular], ultōrēs [accusative, plural], ultōre [ablative, singular], ultōribus [ablative, plural], ultor [singular, vocative], ultōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. avenger, punisher Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-ultor-la-noun-l4RNLJoV
  2. epithet of Mars Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-ultor-la-noun-QpskRt7l Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 67 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 55 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 24 18 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 6 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ulcīscor, ultiō, ultrīx, ultus

Inflected forms

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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(masculine) avenging, vengeful, punishing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊɫ.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈul.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ultor"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: non-i-stem",
  "path": [
    "ultor"
  ],
  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ultor",
  "trace": ""
}

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