LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ambasciātor

ambasciātor m (genitive ambasciātōris)
Classical[am.bas.kiˈaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[am.baʃ.ʃiˈaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinambassador

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambasciātorambasciātōrēs
ambasiātōrēs
genitiveambasciātōris
ambasiātōris		ambasciātōrum
ambasiātōrum
dativeambasciātōrī
ambasiātōrī		ambasciātōribus
ambasiātōribus
accusativeambasciātōrem
ambasiātōrem		ambasciātōrēs
ambasiātōrēs
ablativeambasciātōre
ambasiātōre		ambasciātōribus
ambasiātōribus
vocativeambasciātorambasciātōrēs
ambasiātōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Celtic*ambi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Celtic*ageti
  8. Proto-Celtic*ambaxtos
  9. Latinambasciātor

Gaulish ambaxtosbor. Proto-Germanic *ambahtazder. Latin ambasciator Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”).

Descendants
  • Occitanambaissadorfrom Old Occitan ambaisador
  • Portugueseembaixadorfrom Old Occitan ambaisador
  • Italianambasciatorefrom Old Occitan ambaisador
  • Frenchambassadeurfrom Old Occitan ambaisador
  • Englishambassadorfrom Old Occitan ambaisador
  • Middle Dutchambassadeurfrom Old Occitan ambaisador

Quick answers

What does ambasciātor mean in Latin?
ambasciātor, a noun, means “ambassador”.
What is the genitive of ambasciātor?
The genitive singular is ambasciātōris. ambasciātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ambasciātor?
In classical Latin, [am.bas.kiˈaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.baʃ.ʃiˈaː.tor].
Where does ambasciātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí → Proto-Celtic *ambi- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti → Proto-Celtic *ageti → Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos → Latin ambasciātor.