LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

praesultor

praesultor m (genitive praesultōris)
Classical[prae̯ˈsʊɫ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬ul.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepost Classicalleading dancer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraesultorpraesultōrēs
genitivepraesultōrispraesultōrum
dativepraesultōrīpraesultōribus
accusativepraesultōrempraesultōrēs
ablativepraesultōrepraesultōribus
vocativepraesultorpraesultōrēs

praesultor, ōris, m. praesilio,
I. one who leaps or dances before others, a public dancer (post-class. for praesul), Lact. 2, 7, 20; Val. Max. 1, 7, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praesultor From praesiliō (“to jump before”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does praesultor mean in Latin?
praesultor, a noun, means “leading dancer”.
What is the genitive of praesultor?
The genitive singular is praesultōris. praesultor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce praesultor?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsʊɫ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬ul.tor].