LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

gesticulātor

gesticulātor m (genitive gesticulātōris)
Classical[ɡɛs.tɪ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒes.ti.kuˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. gesticulator; one who gesticulates
  2. pantomime, mime, actor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegesticulātorgesticulātōrēs
genitivegesticulātōrisgesticulātōrum
dativegesticulātōrīgesticulātōribus
accusativegesticulātōremgesticulātōrēs
ablativegesticulātōregesticulātōribus
vocativegesticulātorgesticulātōrēs

gestĭcŭlātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a posturemaker, pantomime: corporis, Col. 1 praef. § 3: Atellanus, Tert. Spect. 17.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin gesticulus 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 -or Latin gesticulor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin gesticulātor From gesticulor + -tor.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegesticulador
  • Spanishgesticulador
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchgesticulateur
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangesticolatóre
West Germanic
  • Englishgesticulator

Quick answers

What does gesticulātor mean in Latin?
gesticulātor, a noun, means “gesticulator; one who gesticulates; pantomime, mime, actor”.
What is the genitive of gesticulātor?
The genitive singular is gesticulātōris. gesticulātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gesticulātor?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛs.tɪ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒes.ti.kuˈlaː.tor].