LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cursor1

cursor m (genitive cursōris, feminine cursrīx)
Classical[ˈkʊr.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculinea runner, racer
  2. masculinea courier, messenger, post
  3. masculinea slave, who ran before the chariot of a grandee, forerunner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecursorcursōrēs
cursrīcēs
genitivecursōris
cursrīcis		cursōrum
cursrīcum
dativecursōrī
cursrīcī		cursōribus
cursrīcibus
accusativecursōrem
cursrīcem		cursōrēs
cursrīcēs
ablativecursōre
cursrīce		cursōribus
cursrīcibus
vocativecursorcursōrēs
cursrīcēs

cursor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a runner, and partic.,
A. A runner in a race, racer, Lucr. 2, 78; Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 56; id. Div. 2, 70, 144; also a competitor in a chariot-race: ut cupidi cursor frena retentat equi, Ov. P. 3, 9, 26.—
B. A courier, post (mostly postAug.), Nep. Milt. 4, 3 (transl. of the Gr. ἡμεροδρόμος); Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181; Plin. Ep. 7, 12 fin.; Suet. Ner. 49; Mart. 3, 100, 1 al.—
C. A slave who ran before the chariot of a grandee, a forerunner (post-Aug.), Sen. Ep. 87, 9; 123, 7; Suet. Ner. 30; Mart. 3, 47, 14. —
II. Trop.: cursor iambus, Rufin. Rhet. p. 355 Capperon.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korzō
  4. Latincursor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -sor Latin cursor From currō (“run”) + -sor.

Descendants
  • Englishcursor
  • Frenchcurseur
  • Romaniancursorfrom French curseur
  • Italiancursore
  • Portuguesecursor
  • Spanishcursor
  • Normancurseu
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Cursor2
Cursor m sg (genitive Cursōris)
Classical[ˈkʊr.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen famously held by
  2. masculinesingularLucius Papirius Cursor, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCursor—
genitiveCursōris—
dativeCursōrī—
accusativeCursōrem—
ablativeCursōre—
vocativeCursor—

Cursor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a surname of L. Papirius, Liv. 9, 16, 11; Ampel. 18; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 31; Eutr. 2, 8.

Origins

From cursor (“runner”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCursorCursor. 3. L. Papirius Cursor, a son of No. 2, does not occur in history till the time when he was made magister equitum to the dictator L. Papirius C…

Quick answers

What does cursor mean in Latin?
cursor, a noun, means “a runner, racer; a courier, messenger, post; a slave, who ran before the chariot of a grandee, forerunner”.
What is the genitive of cursor?
The genitive singular is cursōris. cursor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cursor?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊr.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkur.sor].
Where does cursor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti → Proto-Italic *korzō → Latin cursor.