LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

lū̆ctātor

lū̆ctātor m (genitive lū̆ctātōris)
Classical[ɫuːkˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[lukˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. wrestler

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelū̆ctātorlū̆ctātōrēs
genitivelū̆ctātōrislū̆ctātōrum
dativelū̆ctātōrīlū̆ctātōribus
accusativelū̆ctātōremlū̆ctātōrēs
ablativelū̆ctātōrelū̆ctātōribus
vocativelū̆ctātorlū̆ctātōrēs

luctātor, ōris, m. luctor,
I. a wrestler.
I. Lit.: fortior in fulva novus est luctator arena, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 31: luctator ter abjectus perdidit palmam, Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1; id. Ep. 88, 18; Quint. 2, 8, 7; 12, 2, 12.—
B. Esp. a wrestler represented in art: Naucerus luctatorem anhelantem fecit, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 80; 35, 11, 40, § 130.—
II. Transf.: (vinum) pedes captat primum, luctator dolosus est, a treacherous foe, in allusion to the wrestler, who strove to grasp his opponent's feet, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Latin lū̆ctor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin lū̆ctātor From lū̆ctor + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanlluitador
  • Frenchlutteur
  • Italianlottatore
  • Portugueselutadorfrom Old Galician-Portuguese luytador
  • Romanianluptător
  • Spanishluchador
  • Albanianluftëtar
  • Aromanianalumtãtor
  • Asturianlluchador
  • Friulianlotadôr

Quick answers

What does lū̆ctātor mean in Latin?
lū̆ctātor, a noun, means “wrestler”.
What is the genitive of lū̆ctātor?
The genitive singular is lū̆ctātōris. lū̆ctātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lū̆ctātor?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːkˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lukˈtaː.tor].