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noun · masculinethird declension

cōntiōnātor

cōntiōnātor m (genitive cōntiōnātōris)
Classical[koːn.ti.oːˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kon.t͡si.oˈnaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. haranguer, demagogue, agitator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōntiōnātorcōntiōnātōrēs
genitivecōntiōnātōriscōntiōnātōrum
dativecōntiōnātōrīcōntiōnātōribus
accusativecōntiōnātōremcōntiōnātōrēs
ablativecōntiōnātōrecōntiōnātōribus
vocativecōntiōnātorcōntiōnātōrēs

contĭōnātor, ōris, m. contionor,
I. a haranguer of the people; in a bad sense, a demagogue, a political agitator, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 9 (opp. animus vere popularis); Front. Ep. ad Ver. 1, p. 171; cf.: contionator, allocutor multitudinis, Isid. Orig. 10, 38.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
  7. Proto-Italic*gʷəniō
  8. Proto-Italic*komgʷəniō
  9. Latincōntiōnātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conventiō Latin cōntiō 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 cōntiōnor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cōntiōnātor From cōntiōnor (“to harangue”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does cōntiōnātor mean in Latin?
cōntiōnātor, a noun, means “haranguer, demagogue, agitator”.
What is the genitive of cōntiōnātor?
The genitive singular is cōntiōnātōris. cōntiōnātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōntiōnātor?
In classical Latin, [koːn.ti.oːˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.t͡si.oˈnaː.tor].
Where does cōntiōnātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti → Proto-Italic *gʷəniō → Proto-Italic *komgʷəniō → Latin cōntiōnātor.