LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

discrīminātor

discrīminātor m (genitive discrīminātōris)
Classical[dɪs.kriː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[dis.kri.miˈnaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinone who distinguishes or discriminates
    354 CE – 430 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, In epistolam Joannis ad Parthos tractatus 20.12

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediscrīminātordiscrīminātōrēs
genitivediscrīminātōrisdiscrīminātōrum
dativediscrīminātōrīdiscrīminātōribus
accusativediscrīminātōremdiscrīminātōrēs
ablativediscrīminātōrediscrīminātōribus
vocativediscrīminātordiscrīminātōrēs

discrīmĭnātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who distinguishes or discriminates (late Lat) = distinctor, Aug. ap. Joann. 20, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiscrīminātor

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin discernō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin discrīmen 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 discrīminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin discrīminātor From discrīminō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does discrīminātor mean in Latin?
discrīminātor, a noun, means “one who distinguishes or discriminates”.
What is the genitive of discrīminātor?
The genitive singular is discrīminātōris. discrīminātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce discrīminātor?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.kriː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.kri.miˈnaː.tor].
Where does discrīminātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin discrīminātor.