LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

exīstimātor

exīstimātor m (genitive exīstimātōris)
Classical[ɛk.siːs.tɪˈmaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.zis.tiˈmaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. judge, critic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexīstimātorexīstimātōrēs
genitiveexīstimātōrisexīstimātōrum
dativeexīstimātōrīexīstimātōribus
accusativeexīstimātōremexīstimātōrēs
ablativeexīstimātōreexīstimātōribus
vocativeexīstimātorexīstimātōrēs

existĭmātor (existŭm-), ōris, m. id.,
I. a judge of any thing, a critic (rare but class.): ut existimatores videamur loqui, non magistri, Cic. Or. 31, 112: doctus et intellegens, id. Brut. 93, 320; cf.: intellegens dicendi. id. ib. 54, 200: stultus alieni artificii, id. de Or. 3, 22, 83: non levis, Gell. 20, 1, 10: existimator metuendus (opp. admirandus orator), Cic. Brut. 39, 146.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexīstimātor

Latin ex- Old Latin aestumō Latin aestimō Latin exīstimō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exīstimātor From exīstimō (“to suppose, consider”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does exīstimātor mean in Latin?
exīstimātor, a noun, means “judge, critic”.
What is the genitive of exīstimātor?
The genitive singular is exīstimātōris. exīstimātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exīstimātor?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.siːs.tɪˈmaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡ.zis.tiˈmaː.tor].
Where does exīstimātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exīstimātor.