LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

admonitor

admonitor m (genitive admonitōris)
Classical[adˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[adˈmɔː.ni.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinean admonisher, exhorter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadmonitoradmonitōrēs
genitiveadmonitōrisadmonitōrum
dativeadmonitōrīadmonitōribus
accusativeadmonitōremadmonitōrēs
ablativeadmonitōreadmonitōribus
vocativeadmonitoradmonitōrēs

admŏnĭtor, ōris, m. id..
I. He that reminds or admonishes one of something, a monitor: misi ad te quattuor admonitores non nimis verecundos. Cic. Fam. 9, 8; so id. Top. 1 fin.—
II. One that urges to action, an admonisher (cf. admoneo, II. C.): admonitorque operum caelo clarissimus alto Luclfer ortus erat, Ov. M. 4, 664: admonitor praecepti, Cod. Th. 8, 8, 7.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti Proto-Italic *man-eje- Proto-Italic *moneō Latin moneō Latin admoneō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin admonitor From admoneō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does admonitor mean in Latin?
admonitor, a noun, means “an admonisher, exhorter”.
What is the genitive of admonitor?
The genitive singular is admonitōris. admonitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce admonitor?
In classical Latin, [adˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈmɔː.ni.tor].
Where does admonitor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin admonitor.