noun · masculinethird declension
commentātor
commentātor m (genitive commentātōris)
commentātrīx f.; sg. nom. f.; sg. voc. f.
Meaning
- Late Latininventor, author
- Late Latininterpreter
- Medieval Latinjailer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | commentātor commentātrīx | commentātōrēs commentātrīcēs |
| genitive | commentātōris commentātrīcis | commentātōrum commentātrīcum |
| dative | commentātōrī commentātrīcī | commentātōribus commentātrīcibus |
| accusative | commentātōrem commentātrīcem | commentātōrēs commentātrīcēs |
| ablative | commentātōre commentātrīce | commentātōribus commentātrīcibus |
| vocative | commentātor commentātrīx | commentātōrēs commentātrīcēs |
commentātor, ōris, m. 2. commentor.
I. An inventor, contriver (post-class. and rare):
omnium falsorum, App. Mag. p. 321, 36: evangelii, i. e. the author, Tert. Res Carn. 33.—II. An interpreter:
legum, Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, § 20; Serv. ad Verg. E. 6, 11.Origins
From commentor + -tor. In the medieval sense of “jailer”, from the jailer’s duty of writing commentārii (“memoranda”) with records of those held in custody.