LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mōlītor1

mōlītor m (genitive mōlītōris, feminine mōlītrīx)
Classical[moːˈliː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[moˈliː.tor]

Meaning

  1. attempter, undertaker of a thing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōlītormōlītōrēs
genitivemōlītōrismōlītōrum
dativemōlītōrīmōlītōribus
accusativemōlītōremmōlītōrēs
ablativemōlītōremōlītōribus
vocativemōlītormōlītōrēs

mōlītor, ōris, m. molior,
I. one who undertakes to do a thing, an attempter, author, framer, contriver (class.): effector mundi molitorque deus, Cic. Univ. 5: ratis, Ov. M. 8, 302: caedis, Tac. A. 11, 29: novarum rerum, Suet. Dom. 10: maximorum molitores scelerum, Sen. Tranq. 7, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mōlīrī Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōlītor From mōlīrī + -tor.

noun · masculinethird declension
molitor2
molitor m (genitive molitōris, feminine molitrīx)
Classical[ˈmɔ.lɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.li.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepost Classicalmiller

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemolitormolitōrēs
genitivemolitōrismolitōrum
dativemolitōrīmolitōribus
accusativemolitōremmolitōrēs
ablativemolitōremolitōribus
vocativemolitormolitōrēs

mŏlĭtor, ōris, m. 1. molo,
I. a miller (post-class.).
I. Lit., Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 15. —
II. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Ep. 90, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*melō
  4. Latinmolitor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin molitor From molere (“to mill”) + -tor (“-er”).

Quick answers

What does mōlītor mean in Latin?
mōlītor, a noun, means “attempter, undertaker of a thing”.
What is the genitive of mōlītor?
The genitive singular is mōlītōris. mōlītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mōlītor?
In classical Latin, [moːˈliː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈliː.tor].