LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

conductor

conductor m (genitive conductōris, feminine conductrīx)
Classical[kɔnˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[konˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineemployer, entrepreneur
  2. masculinecontractor
  3. masculineconductor (of heat, electricity etc)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconductorconductōrēs
genitiveconductōrisconductōrum
dativeconductōrīconductōribus
accusativeconductōremconductōrēs
ablativeconductōreconductōribus
vocativeconductorconductōrēs

conductor, ōris, m. conduco,
I. one who hires a thing, a lessee, farmer, tenant, a contractor (rare, and mostly absol.): (histrionum), Plaut. As. prol. 3: (pecoris), Cato, R. R. 150, 2: (agri), Caes. B. C. 3, 21; Col. 3, 13, 12; cf. Plin. Ep. 7, 30, 3: (aedificii), Cato, R. R. 14, 3: operis, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5: sacrae arae, Val. Max. 8, 12, ext. 1: Dig. 40, 7, 40, § 5; Inscr. Orell. 46; 4324; cf. Gai. Inst. 3, 145.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin condūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin conductor From condūcō (“to lead”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanconductor
  • Englishconductor
  • Frenchconducteur
  • Portuguesecondutor
  • Romanianconducător
  • Romanianconductor
  • Spanishconductor
  • Galicianconductor
  • Old Frenchconduitor
  • Russianконду́ктор

Quick answers

What does conductor mean in Latin?
conductor, a noun, means “employer, entrepreneur; contractor; conductor (of heat, electricity etc)”.
What is the genitive of conductor?
The genitive singular is conductōris. conductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce conductor?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈduk.tor].
Where does conductor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conductor.