LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

morātor

morātor m (genitive morātōris)
Classical[mɔˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[moˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. delayer, loiterer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemorātormorātōrēs
genitivemorātōrismorātōrum
dativemorātōrīmorātōribus
accusativemorātōremmorātōrēs
ablativemorātōremorātōribus
vocativemorātormorātōrēs

mŏrātor, ōris, m. id..
I. A delayer, loiterer, malingerer: unus publici commodi, Liv. 2, 44; Curt. 4, 10, 10 (but moratorum, Liv. 21, 47, 3, and 24, 41, 5, is from morati; v. moror).—
II. A talker against time, a sort of advocate who spoke only to gain time while his principal rested and refreshed himself, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 49.—
III. In the races, persons who strove to embarrass and delay the runners, for the amusement of the crowd, Inscr. Orell. 2597.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*merh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*morh₂éh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*morā
  5. Latinmorātor

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 -or Latin moror Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin morātor From moror + -tor.

Quick answers

What does morātor mean in Latin?
morātor, a noun, means “delayer, loiterer”.
What is the genitive of morātor?
The genitive singular is morātōris. morātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce morātor?
In classical Latin, [mɔˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈraː.tor].
Where does morātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mer-? → Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂ → Proto-Italic *morā → Latin morātor.