LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fartor

fartor m (genitive fartōris)
Classical[ˈfar.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfar.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepoulterer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefartorfartōrēs
genitivefartōrisfartōrum
dativefartōrīfartōribus
accusativefartōremfartōrēs
ablativefartōrefartōribus
vocativefartorfartōrēs

fartor, ōris, m. id..
I. A stuffer, fattener of fowls, poulterer: pinguem quoque facere gallinam quamquam fartoris non rustici sit officium, Col. 8, 7, 1; Inscr. Grut. 580, 15; Inscr. Rein. cl. 9, no. 12: cuppedinarii omnes, cetarii, lanii, coqui, fartores, piscatores, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 26; cf.: minimeque artes eae probandae quae ministrae sunt voluptatum, cetarii, lanii, coqui, fartores, piscatores, ut ait Terentius, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: cum scurris fartor, Hor. S. 2, 3, 229 (v. Dillenb. ad loc.).—
B. A sausagemaker (only once in the doubtful passage): de nostro saepe edunt, quod fartores faciunt, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 12 (dub.; Spengel, qui custodem oblectant).—
II. Transf.: fartores nomenclatores, qui clam velut infercirent nomina salutatorum in aurem candidati, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88, 15 Müll.; cf.: fartori nomenclatori, Placid. p. 464.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰr̥kʷyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*farkiō
  4. Latinfartor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin fartor From farciō (“to cram, stuff”) + -tor.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFartorFartor (σιτευτής) was a slave who fattened poultry. (Col. 8.7.1; Hor. Sat. 2.3, 228; Plaut. True. 1.2, 11.) This form of table luxury was early known …

Quick answers

What does fartor mean in Latin?
fartor, a noun, means “poulterer”.
What is the genitive of fartor?
The genitive singular is fartōris. fartor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fartor?
In classical Latin, [ˈfar.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfar.tor].
Where does fartor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥kʷyéti → Proto-Italic *farkiō → Latin fartor.