LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēbitor

dēbitor m (genitive dēbitōris, feminine dēbitrīx)
Classical[ˈdeː.bɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.bi.tor]

Meaning

  1. debtor
  2. one under an obligation (to pay)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēbitordēbitōrēs
dēbitrīcēs
genitivedēbitōris
dēbitrīcis		dēbitōrum
dēbitrīcum
dativedēbitōrī
dēbitrīcī		dēbitōribus
dēbitrīcibus
accusativedēbitōrem
dēbitrīcem		dēbitōrēs
dēbitrīcēs
ablativedēbitōre
dēbitrīce		dēbitōribus
dēbitrīcibus
vocativedēbitordēbitōrēs
dēbitrīcēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

debitor, or is qui debet
the debtor.

dēbĭtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a debtor; cf.: nexus, obaeratus.
I. Lit. (quite class.), Cic. Off. 2, 22, 78; id. Flacc. 20, 48; id. Pis. 35, 86; Caes. B. C. 3, 1; 3, 20; Quint. 3, 6, 84; * Juv. 16, 40 et saep.: aeris, * Hor. S. 1, 3, 86.—
II. Trop. (mostly poet., and perh. not ante-Aug.).
A. (after debeo, no. II. A.): voti, one whose wish has been granted, and who is hence bound to perform his vow, Mart. 9, 42, 8: mercede soluta Non manet officio debitor ille tuo, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 46; Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 11; cf. Vulg. Rom. 1, 14.— More freq.,
B. (after debeo, no. II. B.), one who is indebted or under obligation to some one for something; constr. with gen. of the thing, and dat. of the person: qui debitor est vitae tibi suae, Ov. Pont. 4, 1, 2: animae hujus, id. Tr. 1, 5, 10: animi amici, id. Pont. 4, 8, 6: habebis ipsum gratissimum debitorem, Plin. Ep. 3, 2 fin.

Origins

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandeutor
  • Frenchdetteurfrom Old French detour
  • Englishdebtorfrom Old French detour
  • Normandetteurfrom Old French detour
  • Picarddéteufrom Old French detour
Borrowings
  • Englishdebitor
  • Frenchdébiteur
  • Italiandebitore
  • Bulgarianдебитор
  • Dalmatiandebituar
  • Danishdebitor
  • Norwegiandebitor
  • Russianдебито́р
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedevedor
  • Spanishdeudor
  • Galiciandebedor
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniandator
  • Aromaniandãtor
  • Albaniandetuar

Quick answers

What does dēbitor mean in Latin?
dēbitor, a noun, means “debtor; one under an obligation (to pay)”.
What is the genitive of dēbitor?
The genitive singular is dēbitōris. dēbitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēbitor?
In classical Latin, [ˈdeː.bɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.bi.tor].