LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

abāctor

abāctor m (genitive abāctōris)
Classical[aˈbaːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[aˈbak.tor]

Meaning

  1. A cattle thief; abactor or rustler.
    ...meum vero Bellerophontem abactorem indubitatum cruentumque percussorem criminantes......and as for my Bellerophon, they accused him of being an undoubted rustler and a bloody murderer.c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 7.26
    Abactores sunt qui unum equum, duas equas, totidemque boves, vel capram decem, aut porcos quinque abegerint.Rustlers are those who drive away one stallion, two mares, as many cattle, or ten goats, or five pigs.c. 300 CE – 400 CE, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus, Pauli Sententiae V.18
  2. A man who abducts.
    Si vero in aquosis signis fuerint constituti, pecorum abactores efficient, insequentibus hominibus minaci semper gladio resistentes.But if they are arranged in the water signs, they create abductors of domestic animals, opposing chasing men with an ever-threatening sword.c. 334 CE – 337 CE, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos Libri VIII Liber VI.31.6
    Virum vero abactorem bovum colentes sacra eius ad ignis transferunt potestatem, sicut propheta eius tradidit nobis dicens...Their sacrifices, worshipping that man, abductor of the bull (Mithras), bring power to the fires, as their prophet imparted to us, saying...c. 343 CE – 350 CE, Julius Firmicus Maternus, De Errore Profanarum Religionum Cap V

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabāctorabāctōrēs
genitiveabāctōrisabāctōrum
dativeabāctōrīabāctōribus
accusativeabāctōremabāctōrēs
ablativeabāctōreabāctōribus
vocativeabāctorabāctōrēs

ăbactor, ōris, m. abigo,=abigeus and abigeator,
I. one who drives off, a driver off (late Latin): pecorum, Firm. Astr. 6, 31; cf. Isid. Orig. 10, 14; and boum, Min. Fel. O-ct. 5; and absol., a cuttle-stealer or thief, App. M. 7, p. 199 med. Elm.; Paul. Sent. ō, 18, 1.

Origins

From abigō (“drive away”), from ab (“from, away from”) + agō (“drive”).

Descendants
  • Englishabactor
  • Portugueseabactor

Quick answers

What does abāctor mean in Latin?
abāctor, a noun, means “A cattle thief; abactor or rustler.; A man who abducts.”.
What is the genitive of abāctor?
The genitive singular is abāctōris. abāctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abāctor?
In classical Latin, [aˈbaːk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbak.tor].