What does messor mean in Latin?

messor, a noun, means “reaper; mower; harvester”.

What is the genitive of messor?

The genitive singular is messōris. messor is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈmɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛs.sor].

noun · masculinethird declension

messor m (genitive messōris, feminine mestrīx)

Classical[ˈmɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛs.sor]

quī segetem metit

messor -ōris (m) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 11

messor, ōris, m. id.,

I. a reaper (class.).

I. Lit., Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46: durus, Ov. M. 14, 643: feniseca, a mower, Col. 2, 18: dura messorum ilia, Hor. Epod. 3, 4: parce messoribus illis qui saturant urbem, Juv. 8, 117.—

B. Personified: deus Messor, the god of the harvest, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 21.—*

II. Trop., reaper of men: sator scelerum et messor maxume, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 3; cf. Vulg. Matt. 13, 30 and 39.

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin messor From meto (harvest, reap) + -tor (agent noun suffix).

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