LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

inductor

inductor m (genitive inductōris)
Classical[ɪnˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[inˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineone who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser, scourger

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinductorinductōrēs
genitiveinductōrisinductōrum
dativeinductōrīinductōribus
accusativeinductōreminductōrēs
ablativeinductōreinductōribus
vocativeinductorinductōrēs

inductor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser, scourger: acerrimi, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin indūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin inductor From indūcō (“lead, bring in”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

In English words that came into English from inductor

  • inductorinductor

Quick answers

What does inductor mean in Latin?
inductor, a noun, means “one who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser, scourger”.
What is the genitive of inductor?
The genitive singular is inductōris. inductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce inductor?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈduk.tor].
Where does inductor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inductor.