LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēprecātor

dēprecātor m (genitive dēprecātōris)
Classical[deː.prɛˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[de.preˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. A person who averts by praying; interceder, intercessor.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēprecātordēprecātōrēs
genitivedēprecātōrisdēprecātōrum
dativedēprecātōrīdēprecātōribus
accusativedēprecātōremdēprecātōrēs
ablativedēprecātōredēprecātōribus
vocativedēprecātordēprecātōrēs

dēprĕcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who averts by praying; an interceder, intercessor: hujus periculi, Cic. Balb. 18: miseriarum, id. Fl. 1: causae suae, Tac. H. 3, 31: non solum sui deprecator, sed etiam accusator mei, Cic. Att. 11, 8, 2; for which: ego apud consulem deprecator defensorque vobis adero, Liv. 36, 35: fortunarum alicujus, Cic. Planc. 42, 102; cf.: salutis meae, id. Sest. 12, 27: deprecatorem me pro illius periculo praebeo, id. Fam. 2, 13, 2: legatos deprecatoresque ad aliquem mittere, id. de Imp. Pomp. 12 fin.; so absol., Caes. B. G. 1, 9, 2; 6, 4, 5; Liv. 44, 14.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Italic *preks Latin prex Latin precor Latin dēprecor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēprecātor From dēprecor (“avert, warn off; deprecate”) + -tor.

In English words that came into English from dēprecātor

  • deprecatordēprecātor

Quick answers

What does dēprecātor mean in Latin?
dēprecātor, a noun, means “A person who averts by praying; interceder, intercessor.”.
What is the genitive of dēprecātor?
The genitive singular is dēprecātōris. dēprecātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēprecātor?
In classical Latin, [deː.prɛˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.preˈkaː.tor].
Where does dēprecātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēprecātor.