LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cantātor

cantātor m (genitive cantātōris, feminine cantātrīx)

Meaning

  1. singer (male) (verbal noun of cantō (nomen agentis))
  2. player (male)

cantātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a musician, singer, minstrel (mentioned by Varr. L. L. 8, § 57 Müll.): vetus et nobilior Ario cantator fidibus fuit, Gell. 16, 19 (transl. of the Gr. κιθαρὡδός, Herod. 1, 23 Bähr): cantator cygnus funeris ipse sui, Mart. 13, 77.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  3. Proto-Italic*kanō
  4. Latincantātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin cantō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cantātor From cantō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does cantātor mean in Latin?
cantātor, a noun, means “singer (male) (verbal noun of cantō (nomen agentis)); player (male)”.
What is the genitive of cantātor?
The genitive singular is cantātōris. cantātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does cantātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantātor.