LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

praemonitor

praemonitor m (genitive praemonitōris)
Classical[prae̯ˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[preˈmɔː.ni.tor]

Meaning

  1. Latinmasculinepost Classicala forewarner, premonitor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraemonitorpraemonitōrēs
genitivepraemonitōrispraemonitōrum
dativepraemonitōrīpraemonitōribus
accusativepraemonitōrempraemonitōrēs
ablativepraemonitōrepraemonitōribus
vocativepraemonitorpraemonitōrēs

praemŏnĭtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a forewarner, premonitor (post - class.), App. de Deo Socr. p. 51, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Latinpraemonitor

Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti Proto-Italic *man-eje- Proto-Italic *moneō Latin moneō Latin praemoneō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praemonitor From praemoneō (“to forewarn”) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishpremonitor
  • Frenchprémoniteur
  • Italianpremonitore
  • Spanishpremonitore

In English words that came into English from praemonitor

  • premonitorpraemonitor

Quick answers

What does praemonitor mean in Latin?
praemonitor, a noun, means “a forewarner, premonitor”.
What is the genitive of praemonitor?
The genitive singular is praemonitōris. praemonitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce praemonitor?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈmɔ.nɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈmɔː.ni.tor].
Where does praemonitor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Latin praemonitor.