LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

amplificātor

amplificātor m (genitive amplificātōris)
Classical[am.plɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[am.pli.fiˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who enlarges, amplifies, or decorates

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamplificātor
amplificātrīx
amplificātōrēs
amplificātrīcēs
genitiveamplificātōris
amplificātrīcis
amplificātōrum
amplificātrīcum
dativeamplificātōrī
amplificātrīcī
amplificātōribus
amplificātrīcibus
accusativeamplificātōrem
amplificātrīcem
amplificātōrēs
amplificātrīcēs
ablativeamplificātōre
amplificātrīce
amplificātōribus
amplificātrīcibus
vocativeamplificātor
amplificātrīx
amplificātōrēs
amplificātrīcēs

amplĭfĭcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. he who enlarges, an amplifier (very rare): rerum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 10: MVNICIPII, Inscr. Orell. 1025: VRBIS ROMAE, Inscr. Grut. 282, 3.—Trop.: dignitatis, Cic. Fam. 10, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus 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 amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin amplificātor From amplificō (“to enlarge, amplify”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does amplificātor mean in Latin?
amplificātor, a noun, means “one who enlarges, amplifies, or decorates”.
What is the genitive of amplificātor?
The genitive singular is amplificātōris. amplificātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce amplificātor?
In classical Latin, [am.plɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.pli.fiˈkaː.tor].