LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ēlēctor

ēlēctor m (genitive ēlēctōris, feminine ēlēctrīx)
Classical[eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eˈlɛk.tor]

Meaning

  1. chooser, selector
  2. voter, elector

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēlēctorēlēctōrēs
genitiveēlēctōrisēlēctōrum
dativeēlēctōrīēlēctōribus
accusativeēlēctōremēlēctōrēs
ablativeēlēctōreēlēctōribus
vocativeēlēctorēlēctōrēs

ēlector, ōris, m. id.,
I. a chooser, selecter, Auct. Her. 4, 4, 7.
ēlector, ŏris, m., = ἠλέκτωρ,
I. the shining sun, Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 31; Isid. Orig. 16, 24, 1.

Origins

From ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) + -tor (agentive suffix) from ex- (“out”) + legō (“to gather, collect”) from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō).

Descendants
  • Catalanelector
  • Englishelector
  • Frenchélecteur
  • Frenchélectorat
  • GermanElektor
  • Italianelettore
  • Portugueseeleitor
  • Romanianelector
  • Spanishelector
  • Russianэлектора́тfrom French électeur

Quick answers

What does ēlēctor mean in Latin?
ēlēctor, a noun, means “chooser, selector; voter, elector”.
What is the genitive of ēlēctor?
The genitive singular is ēlēctōris. ēlēctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēlēctor?
In classical Latin, [eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlɛk.tor].