LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

contortor

contortor m (genitive contortōris)
Classical[kɔnˈtɔr.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɔr.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineperverter
    Bonorum extortor, legum contortor161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 374

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontortorcontortōrēs
genitivecontortōriscontortōrum
dativecontortōrīcontortōribus
accusativecontortōremcontortōrēs
ablativecontortōrecontortōribus
vocativecontortorcontortōrēs

contortor, ōris, m. contorqueo,
I. a wrester, perverter: legum, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 27.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin contorqueō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin contortor From contorqueō (“to turn”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does contortor mean in Latin?
contortor, a noun, means “perverter”.
What is the genitive of contortor?
The genitive singular is contortōris. contortor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contortor?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈtɔr.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈtɔr.tor].
Where does contortor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contortor.