LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

precātor

precātor m (genitive precātōris)

Meaning

  1. one who begs, implores, or entreats; one who intercedes or pleas (on behalf of another)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprecātorprecātōrēs
genitiveprecātōrisprecātōrum
dativeprecātōrīprecātōribus
accusativeprecātōremprecātōrēs
ablativeprecātōreprecātōribus
vocativeprecātorprecātōrēs

prĕcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who prays or entreats, an intercessor (ante-class.): precator et patronus, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 12; id. As. 2, 4, 9; Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 23: ad precatorem adeam, id. Phorm. 1, 2, 90.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preḱ-
  2. Proto-Italic*preks
  3. Latinprecātor

Latin precor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin precātor From precor (“to entreat, beseech”) + -tor (“-er”, suffix forming agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianpregatore

Quick answers

What does precātor mean in Latin?
precātor, a noun, means “one who begs, implores, or entreats; one who intercedes or pleas (on behalf of another)”.
What is the genitive of precātor?
The genitive singular is precātōris. precātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does precātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- → Proto-Italic *preks → Latin precātor.