LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pator

pator m (genitive patōris)

Meaning

  1. masculineopening

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepatorpatōrēs
genitivepatōrispatōrum
dativepatōrīpatōribus
accusativepatōrempatōrēs
ablativepatōrepatōribus
vocativepatorpatōrēs

pător, ōris, m. pateo,
I. an opening (postclass.), App. M. 1, p. 111, 7; 3, p. 137 et saep.: narium, Scrib. Comp. 46 and 47.

Origins

From pateō.

Quick answers

What does pator mean in Latin?
pator, a noun, means “opening”.
What is the genitive of pator?
The genitive singular is patōris. pator is masculine, third declension.