LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

appāritor

appāritor m (genitive appāritōris)
Classical[apˈpaː.rɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[apˈpaː.ri.tor]

Meaning

  1. a gatekeeper
  2. a public servant
  3. a servant, secretary, lictor, deputy

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappāritorappāritōrēs
adpāritōrēs
genitiveappāritōris
adpāritōris		appāritōrum
adpāritōrum
dativeappāritōrī
adpāritōrī		appāritōribus
adpāritōribus
accusativeappāritōrem
adpāritōrem		appāritōrēs
adpāritōrēs
ablativeappāritōre
adpāritōre		appāritōribus
adpāritōribus
vocativeappāritorappāritōrēs
adpāritōrēs

appārĭtor (adp-), ōris, m. id.,
I. a servant, esp. a public servant (lictor, scribe, military aid, priest, etc.), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25; id. Phil. 2, 32 fin.; id. ad. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4; Auct. B. Afr. 37; Liv. 1, 8; 1, 40; 1, 48; Suet. Aug. 14; id. Tib. 11; id. Dom. 14; Cod. Just. 12, 53 sq.; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3202; 1896; 2462; 2975; 4921 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinappāritor

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂s- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *peh₂séh₁yeti Proto-Italic *pāzējō Proto-Italic *pāzēō Latin pāreō Latin appāreō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin appāritor From appāreō (“wait upon”) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Frenchappariteur

Quick answers

What does appāritor mean in Latin?
appāritor, a noun, means “a gatekeeper; a public servant; a servant, secretary, lictor, deputy”.
What is the genitive of appāritor?
The genitive singular is appāritōris. appāritor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appāritor?
In classical Latin, [apˈpaː.rɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [apˈpaː.ri.tor].
Where does appāritor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin appāritor.