LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

combustor

combustor m (genitive combustōris, feminine combustrīx)

Meaning

  1. masculinea burner; especially a burner of corpses, a cremator
    Κατακαύτης, υ, ὁ, combuſtor, combuſtor mortuorum.Κατακαύτης, υ, ὁ, burner, burner of the dead.1739, “Κατακαύτης”, in Lexicon:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecombustorcombustōrēs
combustrīcēs
genitivecombustōris
combustrīcis
combustōrum
combustrīcum
dativecombustōrī
combustrīcī
combustōribus
combustrīcibus
accusativecombustōrem
combustrīcem
combustōrēs
combustrīcēs
ablativecombustōre
combustrīce
combustōribus
combustrīcibus
vocativecombustorcombustōrēs
combustrīcēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin combustor From combūrō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishcombustor
  • Frenchcombusteur
  • Italiancombustore
  • Portuguesecombustor

Quick answers

What does combustor mean in Latin?
combustor, a noun, means “a burner; especially a burner of corpses, a cremator”.
What is the genitive of combustor?
The genitive singular is combustōris. combustor is masculine, third declension.