LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

abbreviātor

abbreviātor m (genitive abbreviātōris)
Classical[ab.brɛ.wiˈaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ab.bre.viˈaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinan abbreviator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabbreviātorabbreviātōrēs
genitiveabbreviātōrisabbreviātōrum
dativeabbreviātōrīabbreviātōribus
accusativeabbreviātōremabbreviātōrēs
ablativeabbreviātōreabbreviātōribus
vocativeabbreviātorabbreviātōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinabbreviātor

Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin breviō Latin abbreviō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin abbreviātor From abbreviō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Norwegian Bokmålabbreviator

In English words that came into English from abbreviātor

  • abbreviatorabbreviātor

Quick answers

What does abbreviātor mean in Latin?
abbreviātor, a noun, means “an abbreviator”.
What is the genitive of abbreviātor?
The genitive singular is abbreviātōris. abbreviātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abbreviātor?
In classical Latin, [ab.brɛ.wiˈaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.bre.viˈaː.tor].
Where does abbreviātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin abbreviātor.