LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

castīgātor

castīgātor m (genitive castīgātōris)
Classical[kas.tiːˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kas.tiˈɡaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a corrector; one who corrects or chastises

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecastīgātorcastīgātōrēs
genitivecastīgātōriscastīgātōrum
dativecastīgātōrīcastīgātōribus
accusativecastīgātōremcastīgātōrēs
ablativecastīgātōrecastīgātōribus
vocativecastīgātorcastīgātōrēs

castīgātor, ōris, m. castigo,
I. one who corrects or chastises, a corrector, reprover (not in Cic.), Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 150; 3, 1, 13: lacrimarum atque inertium querelarum, Liv. 1, 59, 4: castigator censorque minorum, * Hor. A. P. 174: tot saeculorum, Col. 8, 16, 6; cf. Sen. Ira, 1, 15, 3; Plin. Pan. 40, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin castīgātor From castīgō (“to rebuke, criticise”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italiancastigatore
  • Spanishcastigador
  • Portuguesecastigador

Quick answers

What does castīgātor mean in Latin?
castīgātor, a noun, means “a corrector; one who corrects or chastises”.
What is the genitive of castīgātor?
The genitive singular is castīgātōris. castīgātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce castīgātor?
In classical Latin, [kas.tiːˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kas.tiˈɡaː.tor].