LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ostentātor

ostentātor m (genitive ostentātōris)
Classical[ɔs.tɛnˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[os.tenˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. boaster, displayer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeostentātorostentātōrēs
genitiveostentātōrisostentātōrum
dativeostentātōrīostentātōribus
accusativeostentātōremostentātōrēs
ablativeostentātōreostentātōribus
vocativeostentātorostentātōrēs

ostentātor, ōris, m. ostento,
I. a vain, self-satisfied exhibiter, a displayer, parader, boaster, vaunter: ostentatores meri, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 15: ostentatorem pecuniae gloriosum describere, Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63: factorum, Liv. 1, 10: omnium, quae diceret, Tac. H. 2, 80: rector juveni et ceteris periculorum praemiorumque ostentator, id. A. 1, 24.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ostentātor From ostentō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does ostentātor mean in Latin?
ostentātor, a noun, means “boaster, displayer”.
What is the genitive of ostentātor?
The genitive singular is ostentātōris. ostentātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ostentātor?
In classical Latin, [ɔs.tɛnˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [os.tenˈtaː.tor].