LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

operātor

operātor m (genitive operātōris)
Classical[ɔ.pɛˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[o.peˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. worker, operator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoperātoroperātōrēs
genitiveoperātōrisoperātōrum
dativeoperātōrīoperātōribus
accusativeoperātōremoperātōrēs
ablativeoperātōreoperātōribus
vocativeoperātoroperātōrēs

ŏpĕrātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a worker, operator (post-class.), Firm. Math. 3, 9; Tert. Exhort. ad Castit. 3; id. Apol. 23 fin. al.; Lact. 6, 18, 13; Vulg. Prov. 22, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinoperātor

Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin operātusbf. Latin operor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin operātor From operor + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanobrador
  • Englishoperator
  • Frenchopérateur
  • Italianoperatore
  • Frenchouvreurfrom Old French ovrëor
  • Portugueseobrador
  • Romanianoperator
  • Spanishobrador
  • Piedmonteseoperator
  • Russianопера́тор

In English words that came into English from operātor

  • operatoroperātor

Quick answers

What does operātor mean in Latin?
operātor, a noun, means “worker, operator”.
What is the genitive of operātor?
The genitive singular is operātōris. operātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce operātor?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.pɛˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.peˈraː.tor].
Where does operātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos → Proto-Italic *opos → Latin operātor.