LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

petītor

petītor m (genitive petītōris)
Classical[pɛˈtiː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[peˈtiː.tor]

Meaning

  1. seeker, striver
  2. applicant, candidate
  3. claimant, plaintiff
  4. suitor, wooer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepetītorpetītōrēs
genitivepetītōrispetītōrum
dativepetītōrīpetītōribus
accusativepetītōrempetītōrēs
ablativepetītōrepetītōribus
vocativepetītorpetītōrēs

pĕtītor, ōris, m. peto.
I. In gen., a seeker, striver after any thing (poet.): famae, Luc. 1, 131.—
II. In partic.
A. Polit. t. t., an applicant or candidate for an office (very rare for candidatus; not in Cic.), Scip. Afric. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10: e petitoribus non alios adjuvare aut ad honorem pati pervenire, Suet. Caes. 23: hic generosior Descendat in campum petitor, Hor. C. 3, 1, 10.—
B. Judicial t. t., a claimant, plaintiff, in private or civil suits (whereas he who prefers the complaint in a criminal case is termed accusator; class.): quis erat petitor? Fannius: quis reus? Flavius, Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42: petitoris personam capere, accusatoris deponere, id. Quint. 13, 45; Gai. Inst. 4, 94 et saep.—
C. A suitor, wooer (post-class.), App M. 4, p. 309 Oud.; Sen. Fragm. § 39 Haas; Cod. Th. 3, 7, 1; Ambros. in Luc. 8, 70 fin.—
D. In late Lat.: MILITIAE, a recruiting officer, Inscr. Grut. 531, 10; ib. Murat. 788, 7; 794, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂eti
  3. Latinpetītor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin petītor From petō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does petītor mean in Latin?
petītor, a noun, means “seeker, striver; applicant, candidate; claimant, plaintiff”.
What is the genitive of petītor?
The genitive singular is petītōris. petītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce petītor?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈtiː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtiː.tor].
Where does petītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti → Latin petītor.