LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

auscultātor

auscultātor m (genitive auscultātōris)
Classical[au̯s.kʊɫˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[au̯s.kulˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. listener

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauscultātorauscultātōrēs
genitiveauscultātōrisauscultātōrum
dativeauscultātōrīauscultātōribus
accusativeauscultātōremauscultātōrēs
ablativeauscultātōreauscultātōribus
vocativeauscultātorauscultātōrēs

auscultātor, ōris, m. id..
I. A hearer, listener, * Cic. Part. Or. 3, 10.—
II. One who obeys: mandati, App. M. 7, p. 195, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*auskoltā
  2. Latinauscultātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auscultātor From auscultō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishauscultator
  • Portugueseauscultador

In English words that came into English from auscultātor

  • auscultatoryauscultātor

Quick answers

What does auscultātor mean in Latin?
auscultātor, a noun, means “listener”.
What is the genitive of auscultātor?
The genitive singular is auscultātōris. auscultātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce auscultātor?
In classical Latin, [au̯s.kʊɫˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯s.kulˈtaː.tor].
Where does auscultātor come from?
Proto-Italic *auskoltā → Latin auscultātor.