LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

explicātor

explicātor m (genitive explicātōris)
Classical[ɛk.splɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ek.spliˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. an expounder, explainer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexplicātor
explicātrīx		explicātōrēs
explicātrīcēs
genitiveexplicātōris
explicātrīcis		explicātōrum
explicātrīcum
dativeexplicātōrī
explicātrīcī		explicātōribus
explicātrīcibus
accusativeexplicātōrem
explicātrīcem		explicātōrēs
explicātrīcēs
ablativeexplicātōre
explicātrīce		explicātōribus
explicātrīcibus
vocativeexplicātor
explicātrīx		explicātōrēs
explicātrīcēs

explĭcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an expounder, explainer (Ciceron.): rerum explicator prudens, severus, gravis, Cic. Or. 9, 31; id. Inv. 2, 2, 6.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin explicō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin explicātor From explicō (“to unfurl, unfold, arrange”) + -tor (“-or”, agent-noun forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does explicātor mean in Latin?
explicātor, a noun, means “an expounder, explainer”.
What is the genitive of explicātor?
The genitive singular is explicātōris. explicātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce explicātor?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.splɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.spliˈkaː.tor].
Where does explicātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin explicātor.