LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mador

mador m (genitive madōris)
Classical[ˈma.dɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.dor]

Meaning

  1. masculineraremoisture, wetness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemadormadōrēs
genitivemadōrismadōrum
dativemadōrīmadōribus
accusativemadōremmadōrēs
ablativemadōremadōribus
vocativemadormadōrēs

mădor, ōris, m. madeo,
I. moisture, wetness (very rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.): ingens terror erat, ne ex latere nova munimenta madore infirmarentur, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 138, 6 (Hist. 3, 26): terrae, Arn. 5, 185: quoad me urinae madore perluerent, App. M. 1, p. 108, 21: lapides madore infirmi, Amm. 20, 6; Mart. Cap. 1, § 82 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madeō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin mador From madeō (“to be wet or moist”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Italianmadore

Quick answers

What does mador mean in Latin?
mador, a noun, means “moisture, wetness”.
What is the genitive of mador?
The genitive singular is madōris. mador is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mador?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.dɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.dor].