LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

natātor

natātor m (genitive natātōris)
Classical[naˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[naˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. swimmer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenatātornatātōrēs
genitivenatātōrisnatātōrum
dativenatātōrīnatātōribus
accusativenatātōremnatātōrēs
ablativenatātōrenatātōribus
vocativenatātornatātōrēs

nătātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a swimmer, Varr. L. L. 5, § 93 Müll.: pugnat in adversas ire natator aquas. Ov. R. Am. 122; id. H. 19, 70; Stat. Th. 10, 497.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*(s)nāō
  4. Latinnatātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin natō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin natātor From natō (“to swim”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Portuguesenadador
  • Spanishnadador

Quick answers

What does natātor mean in Latin?
natātor, a noun, means “swimmer”.
What is the genitive of natātor?
The genitive singular is natātōris. natātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce natātor?
In classical Latin, [naˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [naˈtaː.tor].
Where does natātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti → Proto-Italic *(s)nāō → Latin natātor.