LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

īnstrūctor

īnstrūctor m (genitive īnstrūctōris)
Classical[ĩːˈstruːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[inˈstruk.tor]

Meaning

  1. Someone who arranges something; preparer.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnstrūctorīnstrūctōrēs
genitiveīnstrūctōrisīnstrūctōrum
dativeīnstrūctōrīīnstrūctōribus
accusativeīnstrūctōremīnstrūctōrēs
ablativeīnstrūctōreīnstrūctōribus
vocativeīnstrūctorīnstrūctōrēs

instructor, ōris, m. instruo,
I. a preparer: convivii, Cic. post Red. in Sen. 6, 15.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin īnstrūctor From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalaninstructor
  • Englishinstructor
  • Frenchinstructeur
  • GermanInstruktor
  • Italianistruttore
  • Portugueseinstrutor
  • Romanianinstructor
  • Spanishinstructor
  • Galicianinstrutor
  • Russianинстру́ктор

Quick answers

What does īnstrūctor mean in Latin?
īnstrūctor, a noun, means “Someone who arranges something; preparer.”.
What is the genitive of īnstrūctor?
The genitive singular is īnstrūctōris. īnstrūctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnstrūctor?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈstruːk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈstruk.tor].
Where does īnstrūctor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin īnstrūctor.