LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pōtor

pōtor m (genitive pōtōris)
Classical[ˈpoː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.tor]

Meaning

  1. drinker (especially a hard-drinker)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōtorpōtōrēs
genitivepōtōrispōtōrum
dativepōtōrīpōtōribus
accusativepōtōrempōtōrēs
ablativepōtōrepōtōribus
vocativepōtorpōtōrēs

pōtor, ōris, m. poto,
I. a drinker.
I. In gen. (poet.): aquae potores, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 3.—
B. Transf.: Rhodanique potor, i. e. the dweller by the Rhone, Hor. C. 2, 20, 20. —
II. In partic., a hard drinker, a drunkard, sot, toper, tippler (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): potorum rixae, Prop. 1, 16, 5: potores bibuli Falerni, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 91; id. S. 2, 4, 59: acres, id. ib. 2, 8, 37: nobilis, Mart. 6, 78, 1; Plin. 23, 8, 75, § 145; 23, 4, 50, § 96; 20, 23, 99, § 263.

Origins

The root pō- (as in pōtō) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does pōtor mean in Latin?
pōtor, a noun, means “drinker (especially a hard-drinker)”.
What is the genitive of pōtor?
The genitive singular is pōtōris. pōtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pōtor?
In classical Latin, [ˈpoː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.tor].