LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

expugnātor

expugnātor m (genitive expugnātōris)

Meaning

  1. conqueror

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexpugnātorexpugnātōrēs
genitiveexpugnātōrisexpugnātōrum
dativeexpugnātōrīexpugnātōribus
accusativeexpugnātōremexpugnātōrēs
ablativeexpugnātōreexpugnātōribus
vocativeexpugnātorexpugnātōrēs

expugnātor, ōris, m. expugno,
I. the taker, stormer, conqueror of a place.
I. Prop. (rare but class.): urbis, Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93: urbium, Vulg. Prov. 16, 32: rex Demetrius Expugnator cognominatus (transl. of Πολιορκητής), Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 126.— *
B. Transf.: pecoris opimi lupus, Stat. Th. 4, 363.—
II. Trop.: pudicitiae, a violator, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pugnō Latin expugnō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin expugnātor From expugnō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does expugnātor mean in Latin?
expugnātor, a noun, means “conqueror”.
What is the genitive of expugnātor?
The genitive singular is expugnātōris. expugnātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does expugnātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin expugnātor.