LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

commendātor

commendātor m (genitive commendātōris)
Classical[kɔm.mɛnˈdaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kom.menˈdaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. rarethat which commends

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommendātorcommendātōrēs
genitivecommendātōriscommendātōrum
dativecommendātōrīcommendātōribus
accusativecommendātōremcommendātōrēs
ablativecommendātōrecommendātōribus
vocativecommendātorcommendātōrēs

commendātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who commends, a commender (in post-Aug. prose; cf., however, commendatrix): fautor et commendator, Plin. Ep. 6, 23, 4; Vop. Prob. 2; Symm. Ep. 1, 40 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincommendātor

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin commendātor From commendō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does commendātor mean in Latin?
commendātor, a noun, means “that which commends”.
What is the genitive of commendātor?
The genitive singular is commendātōris. commendātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commendātor?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.mɛnˈdaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.menˈdaː.tor].
Where does commendātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin commendātor.