LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sartor

sartor m (genitive sartōris, feminine sartrīx)

Meaning

  1. masculinemender
  2. masculinepatcher
  3. masculinetailor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesartorsartōrēs
genitivesartōrissartōrum
dativesartōrīsartōribus
accusativesartōremsartōrēs
ablativesartōresartōribus
vocativesartorsartōrēs

sartor, ōris, m. sarcio,
I. a patcher, botcher, mender, Non. 7, 28: sartoris arte se pascere, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 8, n. 10.
sartor, v. sarritor, II.

Origins

From sarciō (“to patch, mend”) + -tor.

Elsewhere
  • FrenchSartre
  • Italiansarto
  • Englishsartor
  • Old Catalansartre
  • Old Catalansastre
  • Piedmontesesartor
Occitan
  • Gasconsarte
  • Gasconsarto
  • Languedociensartre

In English words that came into English from sartor

  • sartorialsartorius
  • sartoriussartor
  • sartorsartor

Quick answers

What does sartor mean in Latin?
sartor, a noun, means “mender; patcher; tailor”.
What is the genitive of sartor?
The genitive singular is sartōris. sartor is masculine, third declension.
Which English words come from sartor?
English words that go back to Latin sartor include sartorius, sartor and sartorial.