LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōrogātor

prōrogātor m (genitive prōrogātōris)
Classical[proː.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[pro.roˈɡaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Somebody or something that pays or gives out; dispenser.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōrogātorprōrogātōrēs
genitiveprōrogātōrisprōrogātōrum
dativeprōrogātōrīprōrogātōribus
accusativeprōrogātōremprōrogātōrēs
ablativeprōrogātōreprōrogātōribus
vocativeprōrogātorprōrogātōrēs

prōrŏgātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one that pays or gives out, a dispenser (post-class.): tritici, vini, et olei, Cassiod. Var. 10, 28.

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. Latinprōrogātor

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin prōrogō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin prōrogātor From prōrogō (“prolong; defer”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does prōrogātor mean in Latin?
prōrogātor, a noun, means “Somebody or something that pays or gives out; dispenser.”.
What is the genitive of prōrogātor?
The genitive singular is prōrogātōris. prōrogātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōrogātor?
In classical Latin, [proː.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.roˈɡaː.tor].
Where does prōrogātor 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 prōrogātor.