LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

aedificātor

aedificātor m (genitive aedificātōris)
Classical[ae̯.dɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[e.di.fiˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. builder
  2. Classical Latinfigurativelyarchitect
  3. post Classicalone who is fond of building

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaedificātoraedificātōrēs
genitiveaedificātōrisaedificātōrum
dativeaedificātōrīaedificātōribus
accusativeaedificātōremaedificātōrēs
ablativeaedificātōreaedificātōribus
vocativeaedificātoraedificātōrēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aedificatorem esse (Nep. Att. 13. 1)
to be fond of building.

aedĭfĭcātor, ōris, m. aedifico.
I. A builder: vocaberis aedificator saepium, Vulg. Isa. 58, 12; in the class. period only trop., = δημιουργός: mundi, the maker, architect, Cic. Univ. 2: aedificatores mundi, id. N. D. 1, 9.—
II. From the Aug. period adj. (cf. Br. Nep. Ages. 4, 2) with the access. idea of inclination or passion, that is fond of building: nemo illo minus fuit emax, minus aedificator, Nep. Att. 13; Juv. 14, 86; Col. 1, 4, 8; Flor. 1, 8, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin aedificō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aedificātor From aedificō (“to build”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does aedificātor mean in Latin?
aedificātor, a noun, means “builder; architect; one who is fond of building”.
What is the genitive of aedificātor?
The genitive singular is aedificātōris. aedificātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aedificātor?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.dɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.di.fiˈkaː.tor].