LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ductor

ductor m (genitive ductōris)
Classical[ˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineleader; e.g., king, chieftain, prince, etc.
    [...] dēspectus Iarbās / ductōrēsque aliī, quōs Āfrica terra triumphīs / dīves alit [...].“… Iarbas was scorned, and [those] other leaders, [the kind] whom the African land, abundant in war triumphs, nurtures ….” (Ancient readers would have recalled Roman military victories over Africa.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.36-38
  2. masculinecommander, general
  3. figurativelymasculineiron worker (one who draws out)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeductorductōrēs
genitiveductōrisductōrum
dativeductōrīductōribus
accusativeductōremductōrēs
ablativeductōreductōribus
vocativeductorductōrēs

ductor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a leader, commander, chief, general (class.; a favorite word of Vergil, used by him more than 20 times; cf.: dux, imperator, princeps, praetor, praefectus, etc.): exercitus, * Cic. Tusc. 1, 37; Liv. 1, 28: itineris, a guide, id. 7, 41; 10, 21 fin.; Verg. A. 2, 14; 8, 6; 129 et saep.; cf. apum (in their battles), id. G. 4, 88; of the leaders in warlike games, id. A. 5, 133; 249; Suet. Tib. 6: classis, a pilot, Verg. A. 6, 334; Ov. M. 12, 574: aquarum Tibris, the king of rivers, Stat. S. 3, 5, 112. —
II. One who extends, draws out: ferreus, poet. for iron - worker, Auct. Priap. 32, 13; cf. Vulg. Num. 10, 31.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  3. Proto-Italic*doukō
  4. Latinductor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ductor From dūcō (“to lead, guide”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishductor
  • Spanishductor

Quick answers

What does ductor mean in Latin?
ductor, a noun, means “leader; e.g., king, chieftain, prince, etc.; commander, general”.
What is the genitive of ductor?
The genitive singular is ductōris. ductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ductor?
In classical Latin, [ˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈduk.tor].
Where does ductor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- → Proto-Indo-European *déwkti → Proto-Italic *doukō → Latin ductor.