LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

locūtor

locūtor m (genitive locūtōris)
Classical[ɫɔˈkuː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[loˈkuː.tor]

Meaning

  1. speaker, talker

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelocūtorlocūtōrēs
genitivelocūtōrislocūtōrum
dativelocūtōrīlocūtōribus
accusativelocūtōremlocūtōrēs
ablativelocūtōrelocūtōribus
vocativelocūtorlocūtōrēs

lŏcūtor (lŏquūtor), ōris, m. loquor,
I. one who speaks, a speaker (post-class.).
I. In gen.: rudis locutor exotici sermonis, App. M. 1, p. 102.—
II. In partic., a talker, prater, babbler: leves et futiles et importuni locutores, Gell. 1, 15, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  2. Latinlocūtor

Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin locūtor From loquor + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanlocutor
  • Englishlocutor
  • Frenchlocuteur
  • Italianlocutore
  • Occitanlocutor
  • Portugueselocutor
  • Spanishlocutor
  • Galicianlocutor

Quick answers

What does locūtor mean in Latin?
locūtor, a noun, means “speaker, talker”.
What is the genitive of locūtor?
The genitive singular is locūtōris. locūtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce locūtor?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔˈkuː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [loˈkuː.tor].
Where does locūtor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- → Latin locūtor.