LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

adductor

adductor m (genitive adductōris)
Classical[adˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[adˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinea procurer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadductoradductōrēs
genitiveadductōrisadductōrum
dativeadductōrīadductōribus
accusativeadductōremadductōrēs
ablativeadductōreadductōribus
vocativeadductoradductōrēs

adductor, ōris, m.,
I. a procurer (cf. adduco, 1. 2. fin.), Petr. Afran. ap. Meyer, Anthol. II. p. 27.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin addūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin adductor From addūcō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does adductor mean in Latin?
adductor, a noun, means “a procurer”.
What is the genitive of adductor?
The genitive singular is adductōris. adductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adductor?
In classical Latin, [adˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈduk.tor].
Where does adductor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin adductor.