LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

exterminātor

exterminātor m (genitive exterminātōris)
Classical[ɛk.stɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ek.ster.miˈnaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. ejector, expeller
  2. destroyer, exterminator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexterminātorexterminātōrēs
genitiveexterminātōrisexterminātōrum
dativeexterminātōrīexterminātōribus
accusativeexterminātōremexterminātōrēs
ablativeexterminātōreexterminātōribus
vocativeexterminātorexterminātōrēs

extermĭnātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an ejector, expeller, destroyer (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 108, 10 fin.; Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 10.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus 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 terminō Latin exterminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exterminātor From exterminō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanexterminador
  • Englishexterminator
  • Frenchexterminateur
  • Italiansterminatore
  • Occitanexterminador
  • Portugueseexterminador
  • Spanishexterminador
  • Galicianexterminador

Quick answers

What does exterminātor mean in Latin?
exterminātor, a noun, means “ejector, expeller; destroyer, exterminator”.
What is the genitive of exterminātor?
The genitive singular is exterminātōris. exterminātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exterminātor?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.stɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.ster.miˈnaː.tor].
Where does exterminātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exterminātor.