LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

firmātor

firmātor m (genitive firmātōris)
Classical[fɪrˈmaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[firˈmaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. confirmer, establisher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefirmātorfirmātōrēs
genitivefirmātōrisfirmātōrum
dativefirmātōrīfirmātōribus
accusativefirmātōremfirmātōrēs
ablativefirmātōrefirmātōribus
vocativefirmātorfirmātōrēs

firmātor, ōris, m. firmo,
I. a confirmer, establisher (post-Aug. and very rare): missus Drusus paci firmator (so acc. to Cod. Med., not pacis), Tac. A. 2, 46: disciplinae militaris, Plin. Ep. 10, 38, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰermos
  3. Proto-Italic*θermos
  4. Proto-Italic*fermos
  5. Latinfirmātor

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 firmō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin firmātor From firmō (“to confirm”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does firmātor mean in Latin?
firmātor, a noun, means “confirmer, establisher”.
What is the genitive of firmātor?
The genitive singular is firmātōris. firmātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce firmātor?
In classical Latin, [fɪrˈmaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [firˈmaː.tor].
Where does firmātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰermos → Proto-Italic *θermos → Proto-Italic *fermos → Latin firmātor.