LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōpugnātor

prōpugnātor m (genitive prōpugnātōris)
Classical[proː.pʊŋˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[pro.puɲˈɲaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a (male) champion or defender

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōpugnātorprōpugnātōrēs
genitiveprōpugnātōrisprōpugnātōrum
dativeprōpugnātōrīprōpugnātōribus
accusativeprōpugnātōremprōpugnātōrēs
ablativeprōpugnātōreprōpugnātōribus
vocativeprōpugnātorprōpugnātōrēs

prō-pugnātor, ōris, m. propugno,
I. one who fights in defence of a place, a defender, soldier (class.).
I. Lit.: classis inops propter dimissionem propugnatorum, of the marines, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86: a propugnatoribus relictus locus, Caes. B. G. 7, 25: nudati propugnatoribus muri, Tac. A. 13, 39; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22; Nep. Eum. 3, 3; Amm. 20, 6, 1.—
II. Trop., a defender, maintainer, champion: paterni juris defensor, et quasi patrimonii propugnator sui, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244: senatūs, id. Mil. 7, 16: fortunarum mearum, id. Red. in Sen. 15, 37: sceleris, Just. 8, 2, 10: tribuno plebis auctorem se propugnatoremque praestitit, Suet. Caes. 16.—An epithet of Jupiter, Inscr. Grut. 300, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōpugnātor

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pugno Latin prōpugnō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin prōpugnātor From prōpugnō (“fight or contend for”) + -tor.

In English words that came into English from prōpugnātor

  • propugnatorprōpugnātor

Quick answers

What does prōpugnātor mean in Latin?
prōpugnātor, a noun, means “a (male) champion or defender”.
What is the genitive of prōpugnātor?
The genitive singular is prōpugnātōris. prōpugnātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōpugnātor?
In classical Latin, [proː.pʊŋˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.puɲˈɲaː.tor].
Where does prōpugnātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōpugnātor.