LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dominātor

dominātor m (genitive dominātōris)
Classical[dɔ.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[do.miˈnaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. ruler
  2. lord

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedominātordominātōrēs
genitivedominātōrisdominātōrum
dativedominātōrīdominātōribus
accusativedominātōremdominātōrēs
ablativedominātōredominātōribus
vocativedominātordominātōrēs

dŏmĭnātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. ruler, lord: rerum Deus, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 4; Lact. 2, 14, 2; Vulg. Exod. 34, 6 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dem-
  2. Latindominātor

Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus 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 dominor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dominātor From dominor + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalandominador
  • Frenchdominateur
  • Italiandominatore
  • Portuguesedominador
  • Romaniandominator
  • Spanishdominador
  • Galiciandominador

Quick answers

What does dominātor mean in Latin?
dominātor, a noun, means “ruler; lord”.
What is the genitive of dominātor?
The genitive singular is dominātōris. dominātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dominātor?
In classical Latin, [dɔ.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [do.miˈnaː.tor].
Where does dominātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dem- → Latin dominātor.