LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

excubitor

excubitor m (genitive excubitōris)
Classical[ɛkˈskʊ.bɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ekˈskuː.bi.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineguard, sentinel, watchman
  2. masculineAn imperial guard of early Byzantine emperors.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcubitorexcubitōrēs
genitiveexcubitōrisexcubitōrum
dativeexcubitōrīexcubitōribus
accusativeexcubitōremexcubitōrēs
ablativeexcubitōreexcubitōribus
vocativeexcubitorexcubitōrēs

excŭbĭtor, ōris, m. excubo,
I. one who keeps guard, a watchman, guard, sentinel: haec eadem (castella) noctu excubitoribus ac firmis praesidiis tenebantur, Caes. B. G. 7, 69 fin.: tribunus excubitor, the captain of the guard, Suet. Claud. 42; id. Ner. 8.— Of a dog: quis excubitor inveniri potest vigilantior? Col. 7, 12, 1.—Of a cock: excubitor ales, Verg. M. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin excubitor From excubo + -tor.

Quick answers

What does excubitor mean in Latin?
excubitor, a noun, means “guard, sentinel, watchman; An imperial guard of early Byzantine emperors.”.
What is the genitive of excubitor?
The genitive singular is excubitōris. excubitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce excubitor?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskʊ.bɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈskuː.bi.tor].