LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

monitor

monitor m (genitive monitōris)
Classical[ˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.ni.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinecounselor, preceptor
  2. masculineprompter, warner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonitormonitōrēs
genitivemonitōrismonitōrum
dativemonitōrīmonitōribus
accusativemonitōremmonitōrēs
ablativemonitōremonitōribus
vocativemonitormonitōrēs

mŏnĭtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who reminds one of any thing, an admonisher, monitor (syn.: hortator, auctor).
I. In gen.: nil opus fuit monitore, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 119: monitor et praemonstrator, id. ib. 5, 1, 2: est enim (hoc praeceptum) non tam acutum quam necessarium, magisque monitoris non fatui quam eruditi magistri, Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 99: stet ad latus monitor, Sen. Ep. 94, 72: officii, Sall. J. 85, 10: monitoris egere, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 67.—
II. In partic.
A. The counsellor who furnishes an orator with his points of law, a remembrancer, an assistant: video mihi non te sed hunc librum esse responsurum, quem monitor tuus hic tenet, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 52.—
B. He who reminds one of people's names, a nomenclator: per monitorem appellandi sunt, Cic. Mur. 36, 77; Plin. Pan. 23.—
C. An overseer, superintendent, e. g. of youth; an instructor, guide, teacher: juvenis monitoribus asper, Hor. A. P. 163: generosa pubes Te monitore regi, mores et facta priorum Discere, Stat. S. 5, 3, 147; id. Th. 12, 205.—Of farm-slaves, Col. 1, 9, 4; 7, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 35; Dig. 33, 7, 8; leader, general of troops, Sil. 8, 370.—
D. A prompter in the theatre: monitores qui monent histriones in scenā, Paul. ex Fest. p. 138 Müll.; Inscr. Orell. 4916.—
E. In relig. lang., one who leads in praying: MONITOR AVGVR, Inscr. Don. cl. 1, 44: sine monitore, quia de pectore oramus, precantes sumus, Tert. Apol. 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  4. Proto-Italic*moneō
  5. Latinmonitor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin monitor From moneō + -tor. Compare Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”) and Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmonitor
  • Englishmonitor
  • GermanMonitor
  • Italianmonitore
  • Portuguesemonitor
  • Spanishmonitor
  • Russianмонито́р

Quick answers

What does monitor mean in Latin?
monitor, a noun, means “counselor, preceptor; prompter, warner”.
What is the genitive of monitor?
The genitive singular is monitōris. monitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce monitor?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.ni.tor].
Where does monitor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *men- → Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti → Proto-Italic *man-eje- → Proto-Italic *moneō → Latin monitor.