LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

portātor

portātor m (genitive portātōris)
Classical[pɔrˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[porˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. carrier; bearer; bringer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeportātorportātōrēs
genitiveportātōrisportātōrum
dativeportātōrīportātōribus
accusativeportātōremportātōrēs
ablativeportātōreportātōribus
vocativeportātorportātōrēs

Origins

Found in Late Latin. From portō + -tor.

Elsewhere
  • Englishporterfrom Old French portour
  • Frenchporteurfrom Old French portour
  • Italianportatore
  • Portugueseportador
  • Romanianpurtător
  • Spanishportador
Old Occitan
  • Catalanportador
  • Occitanportador

Quick answers

What does portātor mean in Latin?
portātor, a noun, means “carrier; bearer; bringer”.
What is the genitive of portātor?
The genitive singular is portātōris. portātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce portātor?
In classical Latin, [pɔrˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [porˈtaː.tor].