LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ballātor

ballātor m (genitive ballātōris, feminine ballātrīx)
Classical[balˈlaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[balˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. dancer
    D(is) M(anibus) / T(ito) Flavio C[h]r[y]sopa[edi] / sodales ballatore[s] / Cybelae bene me/renti feceruntCIL 6.2265

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeballātorballātōrēs
genitiveballātōrisballātōrum
dativeballātōrīballātōribus
accusativeballātōremballātōrēs
ablativeballātōreballātōribus
vocativeballātorballātōrēs

ballātor, ōris, m. ballo,
I. a dancer: SODALES. BALLATORES. CYBELAE., Inscr. Orell. 2337.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Latin ballō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ballātor From ballō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italianballatóre

Quick answers

What does ballātor mean in Latin?
ballātor, a noun, means “dancer”.
What is the genitive of ballātor?
The genitive singular is ballātōris. ballātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ballātor?
In classical Latin, [balˈlaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [balˈlaː.tor].