LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mōtor

mōtor m (genitive mōtōris)
Classical[ˈmoː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.tor]

Meaning

  1. mover; that which moves something

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōtormōtōrēs
genitivemōtōrismōtōrum
dativemōtōrīmōtōribus
accusativemōtōremmōtōrēs
ablativemōtōremōtōribus
vocativemōtormōtōrēs

mōtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a mover, that which keeps a thing in motion (poet.): cunarum fueras motor, Charideme, mearum, i. e. hast rocked me, Mart. 11, 39, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmōtor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtor From moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Englishmotor
  • Frenchmoteur
  • GermanMotor
  • Cantonese摩打from English motor
  • Persianموترfrom English motor
  • Japaneseモーターfrom English motor
  • Korean모터from English motor
  • Burmeseမော်တော်from English motor
  • Hausamōtā̀from English motor
  • Isokoomotofrom English motor

Quick answers

What does mōtor mean in Latin?
mōtor, a noun, means “mover; that which moves something”.
What is the genitive of mōtor?
The genitive singular is mōtōris. mōtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mōtor?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.tor].
Where does mōtor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *moweō → Latin mōtor.