noun · masculinethird declension
generātor
generātor m (genitive generātōris, feminine generātrīx)
Classical[ɡɛ.nɛˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.neˈraː.tor]
Meaning
- begetter, producer, generator, engenderer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | generātor | generātōrēs |
| genitive | generātōris | generātōrum |
| dative | generātōrī | generātōribus |
| accusative | generātōrem | generātōrēs |
| ablative | generātōre | generātōribus |
| vocative | generātor | generātōrēs |
gĕnĕrātor, ōris, m. genero,
I. an engenderer, generator, producer (very rare):
nosse autem generatores suos optime poterant, Cic. Univ. 11: Acragas ... magnanimūm quondam generator equorum, Verg. A. 3, 704; Vulg. Sap. 13, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
generātor ōris, m
genero, a begetter, producer : suus: Acragas equorum, V.
Origins
From generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”) + -tor (masculine agentive suffix).