LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cōnstrictor

cōnstrictor m (genitive cōnstrictōris)
Ecclesiastical[konˈstrik.tor]

Meaning

  1. New LatinThat which constricts; constrictor.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnstrictorcōnstrictōrēs
genitivecōnstrictōriscōnstrictōrum
dativecōnstrictōrīcōnstrictōribus
accusativecōnstrictōremcōnstrictōrēs
ablativecōnstrictōrecōnstrictōribus
vocativecōnstrictorcōnstrictōrēs

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cōnstrictor From cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”) + -tor (“-er, -or”).

Descendants
  • Englishconstrictor
  • Frenchconstricteur
  • Italiancostrittore
  • Spanishconstrictor

Quick answers

What does cōnstrictor mean in Latin?
cōnstrictor, a noun, means “That which constricts; constrictor.”.
What is the genitive of cōnstrictor?
The genitive singular is cōnstrictōris. cōnstrictor is masculine, third declension.
Where does cōnstrictor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnstrictor.