LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

exstīnctor

exstīnctor m (genitive exstīnctōris)
Classical[ɛks(ː)tiːŋk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eksˈstiŋk.tor]

Meaning

  1. annihilator, destroyer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexstīnctorexstīnctōrēs
genitiveexstīnctōrisexstīnctōrum
dativeexstīnctōrīexstīnctōribus
accusativeexstīnctōremexstīnctōrēs
ablativeexstīnctōreexstīnctōribus
vocativeexstīnctorexstīnctōrēs

ex-stinctor (ext-), ōris, m. id.,
I. an extinguisher (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: non exstinctor sed auctor incendii, Cic. Pis. 11, 26.—
B. Transf., an annihilator, destroyer: ne exstinctor patriae, ne proditor, ne hostis appelletur, Cic. Sull. 31, 88: regiae domus (Cassander), Just. 16, 1.—
II. Trop.: conjurationis, suppressor (opp. auctor et dux), Auct. Or. pro Domo, 38, 101: belli, Auct. Or. de Harusp. Resp. 23, 94.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sténgʷeti Proto-Italic *stengʷō Latin stinguō Latin extinguo Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exstīnctor From extinguo (“to quench”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchextincteur
  • Italianestintore

Quick answers

What does exstīnctor mean in Latin?
exstīnctor, a noun, means “annihilator, destroyer”.
What is the genitive of exstīnctor?
The genitive singular is exstīnctōris. exstīnctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exstīnctor?
In classical Latin, [ɛks(ː)tiːŋk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈstiŋk.tor].
Where does exstīnctor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exstīnctor.