LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

lignātor

lignātor m (genitive lignātōris)
Classical[lɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[liɲˈɲaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. A woodcutter, lumberjack, somebody who is sent to collect wood or firewood.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelignātorlignātōrēs
genitivelignātōrislignātōrum
dativelignātōrīlignātōribus
accusativelignātōremlignātōrēs
ablativelignātōrelignātōribus
vocativelignātorlignātōrēs

lignātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a wood-cutter, one sent to get wood: oppressis lignatoribus, Caes. B. G. 5, 26: legio tertia, quae pabulatores et lignatores tueretur, Liv. 41, 1, 7.

Origins

From lignor (“to collect firewood”) + -tor (“-er”), from lignum (“firewood”).

Descendants
  • Portugueselenhador
  • Spanishleñador
  • Galicianleñador

Quick answers

What does lignātor mean in Latin?
lignātor, a noun, means “A woodcutter, lumberjack, somebody who is sent to collect wood or firewood.”.
What is the genitive of lignātor?
The genitive singular is lignātōris. lignātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lignātor?
In classical Latin, [lɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liɲˈɲaː.tor].