LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cavillātor

cavillātor m (genitive cavillātōris)
Classical[ka.wɪlˈlaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ka.vilˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who jeers or mocks
  2. a caviller, sophist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecavillātorcavillātōrēs
genitivecavillātōriscavillātōrum
dativecavillātōrīcavillātōribus
accusativecavillātōremcavillātōrēs
ablativecavillātōrecavillātōribus
vocativecavillātorcavillātōrēs

căvillātor (caulāt-, Plaut. Truc. 3, 2, 13), ōris, m. id.,
I. a jester, jeerer, caviller: facetus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 46: probus, id. Truc. 3, 2, 15; * Cic. Att. 1, 13, 2; Gell. 4, 20, 3.—
II. Meton., a sophist, Sen. Ep. 102, 20.

Origins

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 cavillor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cavillātor From cavillor (“to jeer, cavil”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does cavillātor mean in Latin?
cavillātor, a noun, means “one who jeers or mocks; a caviller, sophist”.
What is the genitive of cavillātor?
The genitive singular is cavillātōris. cavillātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cavillātor?
In classical Latin, [ka.wɪlˈlaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.vilˈlaː.tor].