LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

competītor

competītor m (genitive competītōris, feminine competītrīx)
Classical[kɔm.pɛˈtiː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kom.peˈtiː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a competitor, rival, adversary, opponent
  2. broadlyplaintiff

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompetītorcompetītōrēs
conpetītōrēs
genitivecompetītōris
conpetītōris		competītōrum
conpetītōrum
dativecompetītōrī
conpetītōrī		competītōribus
conpetītōribus
accusativecompetītōrem
conpetītōrem		competītōrēs
conpetītōrēs
ablativecompetītōre
conpetītōre		competītōribus
conpetītōribus
vocativecompetītorcompetītōrēs
conpetītōrēs

compĕtītor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a rival, competitor (in good prose); in gen., Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; id. Planc. 4, 9; id. Att. 1, 1, 1; Liv. 6, 41, 2; 37, 57, 15; Quint. 3, 7, 2; 7, 1, 29; 9, 2, 97; Suet. Caes. 13; 19; Dig. 50, 2, 3, § 2.—
II. Esp., a plaintiff, Cod. Th. 10, 9, 2.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin competō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin competītor From competō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalancompetidor
  • Italiancompetitore
  • Englishcompetitorfrom Middle French compétiteur
  • Frenchcompétiteurfrom Middle French compétiteur
  • Portuguesecompetidor
  • Romaniancompetitor
  • Spanishcompetidor
  • Friuliancompetidôr
  • Normancompétiteufrom Middle French compétiteur

Quick answers

What does competītor mean in Latin?
competītor, a noun, means “a competitor, rival, adversary, opponent; plaintiff”.
What is the genitive of competītor?
The genitive singular is competītōris. competītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce competītor?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.pɛˈtiː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.peˈtiː.tor].
Where does competītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin competītor.