LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fundātor

fundātor m (genitive fundātōris)
Classical[fʊnˈdaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[funˈdaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. rarefounder

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefundātorfundātōrēs
genitivefundātōrisfundātōrum
dativefundātōrīfundātōribus
accusativefundātōremfundātōrēs
ablativefundātōrefundātōribus
vocativefundātorfundātōrēs

fundātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a founder (very rare for conditor, creator): Praenestinae urbis, Verg. A. 7, 678: terrae, Lact. 2. 1, 5: imperii Romani, Inscr. Grut. 56, 5 sq. —
II. Trop.: securitatis publicae (Licinius), Inscr. Orell. 1071: quietis (Constantinus), ib. 1075.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin fundātor From fundō (“found, establish”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanfundador
  • Frenchfondateur
  • Italianfondatore
  • Portuguesefundador
  • Romanianfondator
  • Romanianfundator
  • Spanishfundador

Quick answers

What does fundātor mean in Latin?
fundātor, a noun, means “founder”.
What is the genitive of fundātor?
The genitive singular is fundātōris. fundātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fundātor?
In classical Latin, [fʊnˈdaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [funˈdaː.tor].