What does amētōr mean in Latin?

amētōr, a adjective, means “motherless, without a mother”.

How do you pronounce amētōr?

In classical Latin, [aˈmeː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈmɛː.tor].

adjective · masculinethird declension

amētōr m or f (genitive amētōris)

Classical[aˈmeː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[aˈmɛː.tor]

motherless, without a mother
Melchisedech facere pro coelestibus angelis atque virtutibus, nam esse illum usque adeo Christo meliorem, ut apator sit, ametor sit, agenealogetus sit, cujus neque initium, neque finis comprehensus sit aut comprehendi possit.Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (Tertullian), liber de praescriptionibus adversus haereticos, caput LIII. In: Patrologiae cursus completus sive bibliotheca universalis, integra, uniformis, commoda, oeconomica, omnium SS. patrum, doctorum scriptorumque ecclesiaticorum. Series prima. Tomus secundus, edited by J.-P. Migne, 1844, col. 73

ămētor, ŏris, comm., = ἀμήτωρ,

I. motherless, Tert. Praescr. cap. 53.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμήτωρ (amḗtōr).

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