LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

peccātor

peccātor m (genitive peccātōris)
Classical[pɛkˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[pekˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. sinner
  2. transgressor

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepeccātorpeccātōrēs
genitivepeccātōrispeccātōrum
dativepeccātōrīpeccātōribus
accusativepeccātōrempeccātōrēs
ablativepeccātōrepeccātōribus
vocativepeccātorpeccātōrēs

peccātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a transgressor, sinner (post-class.), Lact. 3, 26; Tert. Spect. 3; Vulg. Matt. 9, 10 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pedko-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pet-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*petko-
  5. Proto-Italic*petko-?
  6. Latinpeccātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *petkāō Latin peccō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin peccātor From peccō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanpecador
  • Frenchpécheur
  • Italianpeccatore
  • Occitanpecador
  • Portuguesepecador
  • Sardinianpecadore
  • Sardinianpecadori
  • Spanishpecador
  • Asturianpecador
  • Piedmontesepëcàofrom Old Piedmontese pecaor

Quick answers

What does peccātor mean in Latin?
peccātor, a noun, means “sinner; transgressor”.
What is the genitive of peccātor?
The genitive singular is peccātōris. peccātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce peccātor?
In classical Latin, [pɛkˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pekˈkaː.tor].
Where does peccātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pedko- → Proto-Indo-European *pet- → Proto-Indo-European *petko- → Proto-Italic *petko-? → Latin peccātor.