LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

incantātor

incantātor m (genitive incantātōris)

Meaning

  1. enchanter, spellcaster, conjurer, wizard
  2. soothsayer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeincantātorincantātōrēs
genitiveincantātōrisincantātōrum
dativeincantātōrīincantātōribus
accusativeincantātōremincantātōrēs
ablativeincantātōreincantātōribus
vocativeincantātorincantātōrēs

incantātor, ōris, m. incanto,
I. an enchanter, wizard (post-class.), Tert. Idol. 9; Isid. 8, 9, 15; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 1, 2.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin cantō Latin incantō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin incantātor From incantō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Portugueseencantadorfrom Old Galician-Portuguese encantador
  • Galicianencantadorfrom Old Galician-Portuguese encantador

Quick answers

What does incantātor mean in Latin?
incantātor, a noun, means “enchanter, spellcaster, conjurer, wizard; soothsayer”.
What is the genitive of incantātor?
The genitive singular is incantātōris. incantātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does incantātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin incantātor.