What does alligātor mean in Latin?

alligātor, a noun, means “one who ties or binds”.

What is the genitive of alligātor?

The genitive singular is alligātōris. alligātor is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.liˈɡaː.tor].

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin alligātor.

noun · masculinethird declension

alligātor m (genitive alligātōris)

Classical[al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[al.liˈɡaː.tor]

one who ties or binds
Impedationem deinde sequitur alligator, cuius officium est ut rectam vitem producat in iugum.Translation by H. B. Ash Then, after the propping, comes the binder, whose task it is to train the vine upright to the frame.4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 4.13

allĭgātor (adl-), ōris, m. id.,

I. one who binds to (only in Col.): adligatoris cura, Col. 4, 13, 1; so id. 4, 17, 5; 4, 20, 1; 4, 26, 4.

Latin ligō Latin alligō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin alligātor From alligō (“to bind”) + -tor.

noun · masculinethird declension

alligātor²

alligātor m (genitive alligātōris)

Classical[al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[al.liˈɡaː.tor]

From English alligator, rebracketing of Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), unrelated to the sense above.

What does alligātor mean in Latin?: alligātor, a noun, means “one who ties or binds”.
What is the genitive of alligātor?: The genitive singular is alligātōris. alligātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce alligātor?: In classical Latin, [al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.liˈɡaː.tor].
Where does alligātor come from?: Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin alligātor.