LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

circumcīsor

circumcīsor m (genitive circumcīsōris)
Classical[kɪr.kʊŋˈkiː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈt͡ʃiː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. circumcisor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumcīsorcircumcīsōrēs
genitivecircumcīsōriscircumcīsōrum
dativecircumcīsōrīcircumcīsōribus
accusativecircumcīsōremcircumcīsōrēs
ablativecircumcīsōrecircumcīsōribus
vocativecircumcīsorcircumcīsōrēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin circumcīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin circumcisor From circumcīdō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishcircumcisor
  • Frenchcirconciseur
  • Italiancirconcisore
  • Spanishcircuncisor

In English words that came into English from circumcīsor

  • circumcisorcircumcīsor

Quick answers

What does circumcīsor mean in Latin?
circumcīsor, a noun, means “circumcisor”.
What is the genitive of circumcīsor?
The genitive singular is circumcīsōris. circumcīsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumcīsor?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊŋˈkiː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈt͡ʃiː.s̬or].