LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

aemulātor

aemulātor m (genitive aemulātōris, feminine aemulātrīx)
Classical[ae̯.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[e.muˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. emulator, imitator
  2. rival

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaemulātoraemulātōrēs
genitiveaemulātōrisaemulātōrum
dativeaemulātōrīaemulātōribus
accusativeaemulātōremaemulātōrēs
ablativeaemulātōreaemulātōribus
vocativeaemulātoraemulātōrēs

aemŭlātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a zealous imitator, emulator (in a good sense), ζηλωτής: ejus (sc. Catonis), * Cic. Att. 2, 1 fin.: animus aemulator Dei, Sen. Ep. 124 fin.: virtutum aemulator fuit, Just. 6, 3: aemulatores sunt legis, Vulg. Act. 21, 20; 1 Cor. 14, 12.—Eccl., of God as jealous of his honor: Deus est aemulator, (the Lord) is a jealous God, Vulg. Exod. 34, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*aimos
  2. Latinaemulātor

Latin aemulus 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 aemulor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aemulātor From aemulor (“to rival, emulate”) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Englishemulator
  • Frenchémulateur
  • Italianemulatore
  • Portugueseemulador
  • Romanianemulator
  • Spanishemulador
  • Galicianemulador

Quick answers

What does aemulātor mean in Latin?
aemulātor, a noun, means “emulator, imitator; rival”.
What is the genitive of aemulātor?
The genitive singular is aemulātōris. aemulātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aemulātor?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.muˈlaː.tor].
Where does aemulātor come from?
Proto-Italic *aimos → Latin aemulātor.