LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

comparātor

comparātor m (genitive comparātōris)
Classical[kɔm.paˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kom.paˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a comparer
  2. Late Latina purchaser, buyer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecomparātorcomparātōrēs
genitivecomparātōriscomparātōrum
dativecomparātōrīcomparātōribus
accusativecomparātōremcomparātōrēs
ablativecomparātōrecomparātōribus
vocativecomparātorcomparātōrēs

compărātor, ōris, m. 2. comparo,
I. a purchaser (late Lat.), Paul. Sen. 2, 17, 15; Cod. Th. 10, 33, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4168.
compărātor, ōris, m. 1. comparo,
I. a comparer: litterarum, Julian. Epit. Nov. c. 44, § 177.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin comparātor From comparō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalancomprador
  • Italiancompratore
  • Occitancrompador
  • Portuguesecomprador
  • Romaniancomparator
  • Romaniancumpărător
  • Spanishcomprador

In English words that came into English from comparātor

  • compradorcomparātor

Quick answers

What does comparātor mean in Latin?
comparātor, a noun, means “a comparer; a purchaser, buyer”.
What is the genitive of comparātor?
The genitive singular is comparātōris. comparātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce comparātor?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.paˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.paˈraː.tor].