LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

contemplātor

contemplātor m (genitive contemplātōris, feminine contemplātrīx)
Classical[kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.toːr]Ecclesiastical[kon.temˈplaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. observer, surveyor
  2. rarecontemplator

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontemplātorcontemplātōrēs
genitivecontemplātōriscontemplātōrum
dativecontemplātōrīcontemplātōribus
accusativecontemplātōremcontemplātōrēs
ablativecontemplātōrecontemplātōribus
vocativecontemplātorcontemplātōrēs

contemplātor, ōris, m. id.. *
I. An observer, surveyor: peritissimus, a marksman, Amm. 19, 1, 7.—
II. A contemplator, an observer (very rare): caeli ac deorum, * Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69: mundi animus, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 8, 4: astrorum, App. Flor. 4, n. 18, p. 361, 4.

Origins

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

Latin templum 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 -or Latin contemplor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin contemplātor From contemplor (“observe, note”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does contemplātor mean in Latin?
contemplātor, a noun, means “observer, surveyor; contemplator”.
What is the genitive of contemplātor?
The genitive singular is contemplātōris. contemplātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contemplātor?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.toːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.temˈplaː.tor].
Where does contemplātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contemplātor.