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noun · masculinethird declension

cōnfīrmātor

cōnfīrmātor m (genitive cōnfīrmātōris)
Classical[kõː.fiːrˈmaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[koɱ.firˈmaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who, or that which, confirms, establishes or assures something
    cōnfīrmātor pecūniaea surety

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnfīrmātorcōnfīrmātōrēs
genitivecōnfīrmātōriscōnfīrmātōrum
dativecōnfīrmātōrīcōnfīrmātōribus
accusativecōnfīrmātōremcōnfīrmātōrēs
ablativecōnfīrmātōrecōnfīrmātōribus
vocativecōnfīrmātorcōnfīrmātōrēs

confirmātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. he who confirms or establishes a thing; hence,
I. Pecuniae, a surety, security, Cic. Clu. 26, 72: venditionis, Jul. Epit. Nov. c. 3, § 10.—
II. Trop.: sententiae, Lact. 1, 2 init.: erroris, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 36.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰermos Proto-Italic *θermos Proto-Italic *fermos Latin firmus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin firmō Latin cōnfīrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cōnfīrmātor From cōnfīrmō (“to confirm, assert”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does cōnfīrmātor mean in Latin?
cōnfīrmātor, a noun, means “one who, or that which, confirms, establishes or assures something”.
What is the genitive of cōnfīrmātor?
The genitive singular is cōnfīrmātōris. cōnfīrmātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnfīrmātor?
In classical Latin, [kõː.fiːrˈmaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱ.firˈmaː.tor].
Where does cōnfīrmātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfīrmātor.