LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

frūmentātor

frūmentātor m (genitive frūmentātōris)
Classical[fruː.mɛnˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[fru.menˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. provider or purchaser of grain
  2. forager

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrūmentātorfrūmentātōrēs
genitivefrūmentātōrisfrūmentātōrum
dativefrūmentātōrīfrūmentātōribus
accusativefrūmentātōremfrūmentātōrēs
ablativefrūmentātōrefrūmentātōribus
vocativefrūmentātorfrūmentātōrēs

frūmentātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a provider of corn, purchaser of grain: in Volscis frumentum ne emi quidem potuit; periculum ipsis frumentatoribus fuit, Liv. 2, 34, 4.—
II. Milit. t. t., a forager, Liv. 31, 36, 8; ib. § 9 al.

Origins

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 frūmentor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin frūmentātor From frūmentor + -tor.

Quick answers

What does frūmentātor mean in Latin?
frūmentātor, a noun, means “provider or purchaser of grain; forager”.
What is the genitive of frūmentātor?
The genitive singular is frūmentātōris. frūmentātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce frūmentātor?
In classical Latin, [fruː.mɛnˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fru.menˈtaː.tor].