LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

negātor

negātor m (genitive negātōris, feminine negātrīx)
Classical[nɛˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[neˈɡaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a denier; apostate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenegātornegātōrēs
genitivenegātōrisnegātōrum
dativenegātōrīnegātōribus
accusativenegātōremnegātōrēs
ablativenegātōrenegātōribus
vocativenegātornegātōrēs

nĕgātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a denier (postclass.), Tert. adv. Haer. 11; Prud. Cath. 1, 57: Jovis et Minervae, Sid. Ep. 9, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nékʷe
  3. Proto-Italic*nekʷe
  4. Latinnegātor

Latin nec 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 negō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin negātor From negō (“deny, refuse”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchnégateur
  • Italiannegatore
  • Occitannegador
  • Portuguesenegador
  • Romaniannegator
  • Spanishnegador

Quick answers

What does negātor mean in Latin?
negātor, a noun, means “a denier; apostate”.
What is the genitive of negātor?
The genitive singular is negātōris. negātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce negātor?
In classical Latin, [nɛˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [neˈɡaː.tor].
Where does negātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe → Proto-Italic *nekʷe → Latin negātor.