LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ēducātor

ēducātor m (genitive ēducātōris, feminine ēducātrīx)
Classical[eː.dʊˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[e.duˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. educator, tutor
  2. foster father

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēducātorēducātōrēs
genitiveēducātōrisēducātōrum
dativeēducātōrīēducātōribus
accusativeēducātōremēducātōrēs
ablativeēducātōreēducātōribus
vocativeēducātorēducātōrēs

ēdŭcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a rearer, bringer - up (rare, but good prose).
I. Prop., of a foster-father, Cic. Planc. 33, 81; Quint. 7, 1, 14; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 34.—
II. Transf., of tutors, pedagogues, Tac. A. 11, 1; 12, 41; 14, 3; Dig. 40, 2, 13 et saep.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ēducātor From ēducō (“bring up, rear, educate, train, or produce”) + -tor (agent suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalaneducador
  • Frenchéducateur
  • Italianeducatore
  • Portugueseeducador
  • Romanianeducator
  • Spanisheducador
  • Galicianeducador

Quick answers

What does ēducātor mean in Latin?
ēducātor, a noun, means “educator, tutor; foster father”.
What is the genitive of ēducātor?
The genitive singular is ēducātōris. ēducātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēducātor?
In classical Latin, [eː.dʊˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.duˈkaː.tor].