LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

faenerātor

faenerātor m (genitive faenerātōris, feminine faenerātrīx)
Classical[fae̯.nɛˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[fe.neˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. usurer, moneylender / money-lender / money lender

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefaenerātorfaenerātōrēs
fēnerātōrēs
genitivefaenerātōris
fēnerātōris		faenerātōrum
fēnerātōrum
dativefaenerātōrī
fēnerātōrī		faenerātōribus
fēnerātōribus
accusativefaenerātōrem
fēnerātōrem		faenerātōrēs
fēnerātōrēs
ablativefaenerātōre
fēnerātōre		faenerātōribus
fēnerātōribus
vocativefaenerātorfaenerātōrēs
fēnerātōrēs

faenĕrātor (less correctly fēn-, foen-), ōris, m. faeneror,
I. one who lends on interest, a money-lender, capitalist; with an odious secondary idea, a usurer (class.): improbantur ii quaestus, qui in odia hominum incurrunt, ut portitorum, ut faeneratorum, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; Cato, R. R. praef. § 1; Sall. C. 33, 1; Cic. Fam. 5, 6, 2; Hor. Epod. 2, 67; Suet. Tib. 48: acerbissimi, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin faenerātor From faeneror + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italianfeneratore
  • Italianfeneratrice

Quick answers

What does faenerātor mean in Latin?
faenerātor, a noun, means “usurer, moneylender / money-lender / money lender”.
What is the genitive of faenerātor?
The genitive singular is faenerātōris. faenerātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce faenerātor?
In classical Latin, [fae̯.nɛˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fe.neˈraː.tor].