LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

palpātor

palpātor m (genitive palpātōris)
Classical[paɫˈpaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[palˈpaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. stroker
  2. figurativelycajoler, flatterer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalpātorpalpātōrēs
genitivepalpātōrispalpātōrum
dativepalpātōrīpalpātōribus
accusativepalpātōrempalpātōrēs
ablativepalpātōrepalpātōribus
vocativepalpātorpalpātōrēs

palpātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a stroker; trop., a flatterer: perjurus, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 38; plur., id. Men. 2, 1, 35.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin palpātor From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanpalpator

In English words that came into English from palpātor

  • palpatorpalpātor

Quick answers

What does palpātor mean in Latin?
palpātor, a noun, means “stroker; cajoler, flatterer”.
What is the genitive of palpātor?
The genitive singular is palpātōris. palpātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce palpātor?
In classical Latin, [paɫˈpaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [palˈpaː.tor].