LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

abductor

abductor m (genitive abductōris)
Classical[abˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[abˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineabductor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabductorabductōrēs
genitiveabductōrisabductōrum
dativeabductōrīabductōribus
accusativeabductōremabductōrēs
ablativeabductōreabductōribus
vocativeabductorabductōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabductor

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin abductor From abdūcō (“to abduct”) + -tor.

In English words that came into English from abductor

  • abductorabductor

Quick answers

What does abductor mean in Latin?
abductor, a noun, means “abductor”.
What is the genitive of abductor?
The genitive singular is abductōris. abductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abductor?
In classical Latin, [abˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈduk.tor].
Where does abductor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abductor.