LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ascēnsor

ascēnsor m (genitive ascēnsōris)
Classical[asˈkẽː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[aʃˈʃɛn.sor]

Meaning

  1. one who ascends
  2. rider, charioteer (person who mounts a horse or rides a chariot)
  3. New Latinlift, elevator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeascēnsorascēnsōrēs
genitiveascēnsōrisascēnsōrum
dativeascēnsōrīascēnsōribus
accusativeascēnsōremascēnsōrēs
ablativeascēnsōreascēnsōribus
vocativeascēnsorascēnsōrēs

ascensor (ads-), ōris, m. id.,
I. one that ascends (eccl. Lat.).
I. In gen.: montis Dominici, Hier. in Rufin. 1: caeli, Vulg. Deut. 33, 26.—
II. Esp., one that mounts a horse, chariot, etc., a rider, charioteer: ut cadat ascensor ejus (equi) retro, Vulg. Gen. 49, 17: ascensor equi, ib. Amos, 2, 15: equum et ascensorem dejecit, ib. Exod. 15, 1; ib Job, 39, 18.—So absol.: ascensores (sc. equorum), Vulg. 4 Reg. 18, 23; so, asini ascensor, ib. Isa. 21, 7; cameli, ib. ib.' collidam in te currum et ascensorem ejus, ib. Jer. 21, 51. subvertam quadrigam et ascensorem ejus, ib. Agg. 2, 23.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandō Latin ascendō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ascēnsor From ascendō (“to climb”) + -tor (agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanascensor
  • Frenchascenseur
  • Italianascensore
  • Portugueseascensor
  • Romanianascensor
  • Spanishascensor
  • Asturianascensor
  • Galicianascensor

Quick answers

What does ascēnsor mean in Latin?
ascēnsor, a noun, means “one who ascends; rider, charioteer (person who mounts a horse or rides a chariot); lift, elevator”.
What is the genitive of ascēnsor?
The genitive singular is ascēnsōris. ascēnsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ascēnsor?
In classical Latin, [asˈkẽː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aʃˈʃɛn.sor].
Where does ascēnsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin ascēnsor.