LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōtēctor

prōtēctor m (genitive prōtēctōris)
Classical[proːˈteːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈtɛk.tor]

Meaning

  1. protector (all senses)
  2. guardian; guard
  3. a high-ranking honorary title in the Roman Dominate, originally a bodyguard of the emperor

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōtēctor
prōtēctrīx		prōtēctōrēs
prōtēctrīcēs
genitiveprōtēctōris
prōtēctrīcis		prōtēctōrum
prōtēctrīcum
dativeprōtēctōrī
prōtēctrīcī		prōtēctōribus
prōtēctrīcibus
accusativeprōtēctōrem
prōtēctrīcem		prōtēctōrēs
prōtēctrīcēs
ablativeprōtēctōre
prōtēctrīce		prōtēctōribus
prōtēctrīcibus
vocativeprōtēctor
prōtēctrīx		prōtēctōrēs
prōtēctrīcēs

prōtector, ōris, m. id..
I. In gen., a coverer; trop., a protector (post-class.): legum protectores, Tert. Apol. 6; Vulg. Psa. 17, 3.—
II. In partic., one of the lifeguard or body - guard (post - class.): inter protectores suos, Spart. Carac. 7; Amm. 14, 7, 9; Cod. Th. 6, 24; Inscr. Grut. 1028, 2 al.

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. Latinprōtēctor

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin prōtēctor From prōtegō (“protect, defend”) + -tor (agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanprotector
  • Frenchprotecteur
  • Italianprotettore
  • Portugueseprotetor
  • Romanianprotector
  • Spanishprotector
  • Danishprotektor
  • Dutchprotector
  • Galicianprotector
  • Russianпротектор

Quick answers

What does prōtēctor mean in Latin?
prōtēctor, a noun, means “protector (all senses); guardian; guard”.
What is the genitive of prōtēctor?
The genitive singular is prōtēctōris. prōtēctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōtēctor?
In classical Latin, [proːˈteːk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈtɛk.tor].
Where does prōtēctor 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 prōtēctor.