LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cupītor

cupītor m (genitive cupītōris)
Classical[kʊˈpiː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kuˈpiː.tor]

Meaning

  1. rareone who desires

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecupītorcupītōrēs
genitivecupītōriscupītōrum
dativecupītōrīcupītōribus
accusativecupītōremcupītōrēs
ablativecupītōrecupītōribus
vocativecupītorcupītōrēs

cŭpītor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who desires or wishes (very rare; perh. only in the foll. exs.): incredibilium, Tac. A. 15, 42: matrimonii, id. ib. 12, 7: amicitiae, App. Flor. 3, p. 807.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kwep-
  2. Latincupītor

Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cupītor From cupiō (“to desire”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does cupītor mean in Latin?
cupītor, a noun, means “one who desires”.
What is the genitive of cupītor?
The genitive singular is cupītōris. cupītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cupītor?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈpiː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈpiː.tor].
Where does cupītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kwep- → Latin cupītor.