LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

distribūtor

distribūtor m (genitive distribūtōris, feminine distribūtrīx)
Classical[dɪs.trɪˈbuː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[dis.triˈbuː.tor]

Meaning

  1. distributor, dispensator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedistribūtordistribūtōrēs
genitivedistribūtōrisdistribūtōrum
dativedistribūtōrīdistribūtōribus
accusativedistribūtōremdistribūtōrēs
ablativedistribūtōredistribūtōribus
vocativedistribūtordistribūtōrēs

distrĭbūtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a distributer (post-class.), App. Trism. p. 92, 26.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰ(h₁)- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *tridʰ(h₁)ús? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *tribʰú(H)s? Proto-Italic *triðus Latin tribus 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 tribuō Latin distribuō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin distributor From distribuō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishdistributor
  • Frenchdistributeur

Quick answers

What does distribūtor mean in Latin?
distribūtor, a noun, means “distributor, dispensator”.
What is the genitive of distribūtor?
The genitive singular is distribūtōris. distribūtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce distribūtor?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.trɪˈbuː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.triˈbuː.tor].
Where does distribūtor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin distribūtor.