LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēsignātor

dēsignātor m (genitive dēsignātōris)
Classical[deː.sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬iɲˈɲaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. regulator
  2. usher (at the stage theater)
  3. master of ceremonies (at a funeral)
  4. umpire (at public spectacles)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsignātordēsignātōrēs
genitivedēsignātōrisdēsignātōrum
dativedēsignātōrīdēsignātōribus
accusativedēsignātōremdēsignātōrēs
ablativedēsignātōredēsignātōribus
vocativedēsignātordēsignātōrēs

dēsignātor or dissignātor (the latter form freq. in inscrr., and preferred by Brambach; so Keller, ad Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 5; Corp. Inscr. Lat. pp. 597, 768), ōris, m. id.,
I. one who regulates or arranges; a regulator.—As a t. t.,
I. An officer whose duty it was to assign seats in the theatre, Plaut. Poen. prol. 19.—
II. A master of ceremonies at funerals; an undertaker, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 5; Sen. Ben. 6, 38; Tert. Spectac. 10; Inscr. Orell. 934; cf. Don. Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 7.—
III. An umpire at public spectacles, i. q. Gr. βραβευτής, Dig. 3, 2, 4, § 1; Cic. Att. 4, 3, 2.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom 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 Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin dēsignō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēsignātor From dēsignō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does dēsignātor mean in Latin?
dēsignātor, a noun, means “regulator; usher (at the stage theater); master of ceremonies (at a funeral)”.
What is the genitive of dēsignātor?
The genitive singular is dēsignātōris. dēsignātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsignātor?
In classical Latin, [deː.sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬iɲˈɲaː.tor].
Where does dēsignātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsignātor.