LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

adventor

adventor m (genitive adventōris)
Classical[adˈwɛn.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[adˈvɛn.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineguest, visitor (especially to a tavern)

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Hospes · Adventor

Hospes is the guest who visits his friend; adventor, the person who puts up at his host’s. Sen. Benef. i. 14. Nemo se stabularii aut cauponis hospitem judicat. (iv. 392.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadventoradventōrēs
genitiveadventōrisadventōrum
dativeadventōrīadventōribus
accusativeadventōremadventōrēs
ablativeadventōreadventōribus
vocativeadventoradventōrēs

adventor, ōris, m. advenio,
I. one that arrives, a guest, visitor.
I. In gen., Plaut. As. 2, 2, 92.—So in two inscriptions, Orell. 2287, and Grut. 444, 8; cf. Barth. Adv. p. 1487.—
II. Esp., one that comes to a pothouse, visitor, customer, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 2: adventores meos non incuses, id. ib. 2, 7, 55, etc.; so App. M. 10, p. 248.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin adventor From adveniō (“to arrive”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italianavventore
  • Istriotaventór

Quick answers

What does adventor mean in Latin?
adventor, a noun, means “guest, visitor (especially to a tavern)”.
What is the genitive of adventor?
The genitive singular is adventōris. adventor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adventor?
In classical Latin, [adˈwɛn.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈvɛn.tor].