noun · masculinethird declension
mōnstrātor
mōnstrātor m (genitive mōnstrātōris)
Classical[mõːˈstraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[monˈstraː.tor]
Meaning
- demonstrator, displayer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōnstrātor | mōnstrātōrēs |
| genitive | mōnstrātōris | mōnstrātōrum |
| dative | mōnstrātōrī | mōnstrātōribus |
| accusative | mōnstrātōrem | mōnstrātōrēs |
| ablative | mōnstrātōre | mōnstrātōribus |
| vocative | mōnstrātor | mōnstrātōrēs |
monstrātor, ōris, m. monstro,
I. a shower, pointer out, introducer, inventor, teacher, informant (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
aratri, i. e. Triptolemus, Verg. G. 1, 19: sacri iniqui, an introducer of human sacrifices, Ov. Ib. 399: hospitii, Tac. G. 21; Luc. 9, 979.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mōnstrātor ōris, m
monstro, an introducer, inventor, teacher : aratri, i. e. Triptolemus , V.: sacri iniqui, of human sacrifices , O.: hospiti, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
- Proto-Italic*man-eje-
- Proto-Italic*moneō
- Proto-Italic*monestrom
- Latinmōnstrātor
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 mōnstrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōnstrātor From mōnstrō (“to show, point out, indicate”) + -tor (“-er”).