LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

appetītor

appetītor m (genitive appetītōris, feminine appetītrīx)
Classical[ap.pɛˈtiː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ap.peˈtiː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one that strives or longs for something

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappetītorappetītōrēs
adpetītōrēs
genitiveappetītōris
adpetītōris		appetītōrum
adpetītōrum
dativeappetītōrī
adpetītōrī		appetītōribus
adpetītōribus
accusativeappetītōrem
adpetītōrem		appetītōrēs
adpetītōrēs
ablativeappetītōre
adpetītōre		appetītōribus
adpetītōribus
vocativeappetītorappetītōrēs
adpetītōrēs

appĕtītor (adp-), ōris, m. id.,
I. one that strives or longs for something (eccl. and late Lat.): alienorum, Vulg. 1 Pet. 4, 15; boni linteaminis, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40; so Amm. 25, 5; Arn. 4, p. 136.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin appetō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin appetītor From appetō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does appetītor mean in Latin?
appetītor, a noun, means “one that strives or longs for something”.
What is the genitive of appetītor?
The genitive singular is appetītōris. appetītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appetītor?
In classical Latin, [ap.pɛˈtiː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.peˈtiː.tor].
Where does appetītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin appetītor.