LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

litterātor

litterātor m (genitive litterātōris)
Classical[lɪt.tɛˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[lit.teˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. teacher of reading, writing and grammar (especially at a ludus litterarius, an elementary level school for the young plebeian children)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelitterātorlitterātōrēs
genitivelitterātōrislitterātōrum
dativelitterātōrīlitterātōribus
accusativelitterātōremlitterātōrēs
ablativelitterātōrelitterātōribus
vocativelitterātorlitterātōrēs

littĕrātor (lītĕr-), ōris, m. id.. *
I. A teacher of reading and writing, an elementary instructor: litterator ruditatem eximit, grammaticus doctrinā instruit, App. Flor. p. 363, 5.—
II. Transf., a grammarian, critic, philologist, Cat. 14, 9; Mart. Cap. 3, § 229; cf. Kopp ad loc.—
B. In opp. to litteratus (a man of real learning), a smatterer, sciolist: alter litterator fuit, alter litteras sciens, Gell. 18, 9, 2; cf. id. 16, 6: Suet. Gram. 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin litterātor From littera + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchlittérateur
  • Englishlitterateurfrom French littérateur
  • Romanianliteratorfrom French littérateur
  • Russianлитератор

In English words that came into English from litterātor

  • litterateurlitterātor

Quick answers

What does litterātor mean in Latin?
litterātor, a noun, means “teacher of reading, writing and grammar (especially at a ludus litterarius, an elementary level school for the young plebeian children)”.
What is the genitive of litterātor?
The genitive singular is litterātōris. litterātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce litterātor?
In classical Latin, [lɪt.tɛˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lit.teˈraː.tor].