LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

iūrātor

iūrātor m (genitive iūrātōris)
Classical[juːˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[juˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. A person who swears an oath

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūrātoriūrātōrēs
genitiveiūrātōrisiūrātōrum
dativeiūrātōrīiūrātōribus
accusativeiūrātōremiūrātōrēs
ablativeiūrātōreiūrātōribus
vocativeiūrātoriūrātōrēs

jūrātor, ōris, m. juro,
I. a swearer.
I. Lit. (post-class.): falsus, Macr. S. 5, 19, § 21.—
II. In partic., an assistant of the censor, one who received the sworn returns of tax-payers: census quom sum, juratori recte rationem dedi, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 30 (38); cf. id. Poen. prol. 58; Liv. 39, 44, 2; Symm. Or. pro Synes. 1.—
III. Trop., of the audience, as judges of a play: vos juratores estis, quaeso, operam date, Plaut. Poen. prol. 58.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Archaic Latin *iowos,*iowez-
  7. Latiniūrātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Archaic Latin -ō Archaic Latin iovesō Latin iūrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin iūrātor From iūrō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanjurador
  • Englishjurator
  • Italiangiuratore
  • Frenchjureurfrom Old French jureor
  • Englishjurorfrom Old French jureor
  • Portuguesejurador
  • Romanianjurător
  • Spanishjurador

In English words that came into English from iūrātor

  • juratoriūrātor

Quick answers

What does iūrātor mean in Latin?
iūrātor, a noun, means “A person who swears an oath”.
What is the genitive of iūrātor?
The genitive singular is iūrātōris. iūrātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce iūrātor?
In classical Latin, [juːˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [juˈraː.tor].
Where does iūrātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos → Proto-Italic *jowos → Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- → Latin iūrātor.