LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

creātor

creātor m (genitive creātōris, feminine creātrīx)
Classical[kreˈaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kreˈaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a creator, author, founder
  2. a person who elects or appoints to an office
  3. the creator of the world; God

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecreātorcreātōrēs
genitivecreātōriscreātōrum
dativecreātōrīcreātōribus
accusativecreātōremcreātōrēs
ablativecreātōrecreātōribus
vocativecreātorcreātōrēs

crĕātor, ōris, m. id..
I. A creator, author, begetter, founder.
A. In gen. (very rare): ipse deūm, Cic. poët. Div. 2, 30, 64; cf. thus of a father, Ov. M. 8, 309: creator atque opifex rerum, Luc. 10, 266: hujus urbis, Romulus, Cic. Balb. 13, 31.—
B. The creator of the world, etc., God (eccl. Lat.), opp. creatura, Vulg. Rom. 1, 25; id. 1 Pet. 4, 19.—With gen.: mundi, Vulg. 2, Macc. 7, 23: omnium, id. Eccli. 24, 12 al.—
II. One who elects or appoints to an office, Cod. Just. 10, 31, 59; Dig. 50, 8, 2, § 7 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁eh₂yéti
  4. Latincreātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin creātor From creō (“to create, make”) + -tor. Compare Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ).

Borrowed
  • Catalancreador
  • Englishcreator
  • Frenchcréateur
  • GermanKreateurfrom French créateur
  • Romaniancreatorfrom French créateur
  • GermanKreator
  • Spanishcreador
  • Albaniankrijues
  • Aragonesecreyador
  • Asturiancreador
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecriador
  • Spanishcriador
  • Aragonesecriador
  • Asturiancriador
  • Extremadurancriaor
  • Galiciancriador
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancreatore
  • Siciliancriaturi
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancriador
  • Franco-Provençalcreares
  • Old Frenchcriere
  • Old Occitancreador

In English words that came into English from creātor

  • creatorcreātor

Quick answers

What does creātor mean in Latin?
creātor, a noun, means “a creator, author, founder; a person who elects or appoints to an office; the creator of the world”.
What is the genitive of creātor?
The genitive singular is creātōris. creātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce creātor?
In classical Latin, [kreˈaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kreˈaː.tor].
Where does creātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁eh₂yéti → Latin creātor.