LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

benefactor

benefactor m (genitive benefactōris)
Classical[bɛ.nɛˈfak.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[be.neˈfak.tor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinebenefactor; one who confers a favour

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebenefactorbenefactōrēs
genitivebenefactōrisbenefactōrum
dativebenefactōrībenefactōribus
accusativebenefactōrembenefactōrēs
ablativebenefactōrebenefactōribus
vocativebenefactorbenefactōrēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

bĕnĕfactor, ōris, m. id.,
I. he who confers a favor, a benefaclor (late Lat.), Coripp. Laud. Anast. Quaest. 19; id. Laud. Just. 1, 314.

Origins

From benefaciō or benefactus + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchbienfaiteur
  • Italianbenefattore
  • Portuguesebenfeitor
  • Romanianbinefăcător
  • Spanishbienhechor
  • Catalanbenefactor
  • Englishbenefactor
  • Spanishbenefactor
  • Friulianbenfatôr
  • Galicianbenfeitor

Quick answers

What does benefactor mean in Latin?
benefactor, a noun, means “benefactor; one who confers a favour”.
What is the genitive of benefactor?
The genitive singular is benefactōris. benefactor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce benefactor?
In classical Latin, [bɛ.nɛˈfak.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [be.neˈfak.tor].