LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

caelātor

caelātor m (genitive caelātōris)
Classical[ˈkae̯.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.lo]

Meaning

  1. carver, engraver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaelātorcaelātōrēs
genitivecaelātōriscaelātōrum
dativecaelātōrīcaelātōribus
accusativecaelātōremcaelātōrēs
ablativecaelātōrecaelātōribus
vocativecaelātorcaelātōrēs

caelātor, ōris, m. caelo,
I. an artisan in basso-relievo, a carver, engraver, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 54; 2, 4, 27, § 63; Quint. 2, 21, 24: argenti caelatores, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 85: curvus, Juv. 9, 145; Tert. Idol. 3; Inscr Grut. 583, 5 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin caelātor From caelō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does caelātor mean in Latin?
caelātor, a noun, means “carver, engraver”.
What is the genitive of caelātor?
The genitive singular is caelātōris. caelātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce caelātor?
In classical Latin, [ˈkae̯.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.lo].