LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

illūminātor

illūminātor m (genitive illūminātōris)
Classical[ɪl.luː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[il.lu.miˈnaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one that lights a source of illumination, such as a lamp
  2. one that gives light or grants enlightenment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeillūminātorillūminātōrēs
genitiveillūminātōrisillūminātōrum
dativeillūminātōrīillūminātōribus
accusativeillūminātōremillūminātōrēs
ablativeillūminātōreillūminātōribus
vocativeillūminātorillūminātōrēs

illūmĭnātor (inl-), ōris, m. id.,
I. an enlightener (eccl. Lat.), trop.: religionis Christus, Tert. Adv. Marc. 4, 17 fin.: noster Deus, Lact. 6, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinillūminātor

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lūmen 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 lūminō Latin illūminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin illūminātor From illūminō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does illūminātor mean in Latin?
illūminātor, a noun, means “one that lights a source of illumination, such as a lamp; one that gives light or grants enlightenment”.
What is the genitive of illūminātor?
The genitive singular is illūminātōris. illūminātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce illūminātor?
In classical Latin, [ɪl.luː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [il.lu.miˈnaː.tor].
Where does illūminātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin illūminātor.