LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēdicātor

dēdicātor m (genitive dēdicātōris)
Classical[deː.dɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[de.diˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who dedicates
  2. a founder, author

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēdicātordēdicātōrēs
genitivedēdicātōrisdēdicātōrum
dativedēdicātōrīdēdicātōribus
accusativedēdicātōremdēdicātōrēs
ablativedēdicātōredēdicātōribus
vocativedēdicātordēdicātōrēs

dēdĭcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who dedicates; hence, a founder, author (eccles. Lat.): damnationis nostrae, Tert. Apol. 5; id. Car. Christ. 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēdicātor

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dicō Latin dēdicō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēdicātor From dēdicō (“dedicate, proclaim”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

In English words that came into English from dēdicātor

  • dedicatordēdicātor

Quick answers

What does dēdicātor mean in Latin?
dēdicātor, a noun, means “one who dedicates; a founder, author”.
What is the genitive of dēdicātor?
The genitive singular is dēdicātōris. dēdicātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēdicātor?
In classical Latin, [deː.dɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.diˈkaː.tor].
Where does dēdicātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēdicātor.