noun · masculinethird declension

mediātor

mediātor m (genitive mediātōris, feminine mediātrīx)

Classical[mɛ.diˈaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[me.diˈaː.tor]

Meaning

mediator, intermediary, go-between

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	mediātor	mediātōrēs
genitive	mediātōris	mediātōrum
dative	mediātōrī	mediātōribus
accusative	mediātōrem	mediātōrēs
ablative	mediātōre	mediātōribus
vocative	mediātor	mediātōrēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

mĕdĭātor, ōris, m. medius,

I. a mediator (post-class., esp. in eccl. Lat.): tot mediatorum praesentia, App. M. 9, 36, p. 202: mediator unius non est, Vulg. Gal. 3, 20; cf. v. 19; id. Heb. 8, 6: mediator advenit, id est Deus in carne, Lact. 4, 25; Tert. Carn. 15; id. Resurr. 51 al.; Aug. Conf. 10, 42, 2 sq.

Origins

From mediō (“be in the middle”) + -tor, from medius (“middle”).

Descendants

Italianmezzadrofrom Venetan mezzadro
Catalanmediador
Englishmediator
Frenchmédiateur
Frenchmédiator
Italianmediatore
Portuguesemediador
Romanianmediator
Spanishmediador
Danishmediator

Quick answers

What does mediātor mean in Latin?

mediātor, a noun, means “mediator, intermediary, go-between”.

What is the genitive of mediātor?

The genitive singular is mediātōris. mediātor is masculine, third declension.

How do you pronounce mediātor?

In classical Latin, [mɛ.diˈaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.diˈaː.tor].