LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

iūstificātor

iūstificātor m (genitive iūstificātōris)
Classical[juːs.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[jus.ti.fiˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinliterallyHe who justifies; justifier

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūstificātoriūstificātōrēs
genitiveiūstificātōrisiūstificātōrum
dativeiūstificātōrīiūstificātōribus
accusativeiūstificātōremiūstificātōrēs
ablativeiūstificātōreiūstificātōribus
vocativeiūstificātoriūstificātōrēs

justĭfĭcātŏr, ōris, m. justifico,
I. he who justifies (eccl. Lat.), August. de Spir. et Lit. 26; id. ib. 29.

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. Archaic Latiniovestos
  8. Latiniūstificātor

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin iūstificō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin iūstificātor From iūstificō (“to justify”) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italiangiustificatore

Quick answers

What does iūstificātor mean in Latin?
iūstificātor, a noun, means “He who justifies; justifier”.
What is the genitive of iūstificātor?
The genitive singular is iūstificātōris. iūstificātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce iūstificātor?
In classical Latin, [juːs.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jus.ti.fiˈkaː.tor].
Where does iūstificātor 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- → Archaic Latin iovestos → Latin iūstificātor.