LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōvocātor

prōvocātor m (genitive prōvocātōris, feminine prōvocātrīx)
Classical[proː.wɔˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[pro.voˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. challenger (in combat)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōvocātorprōvocātōrēs
genitiveprōvocātōrisprōvocātōrum
dativeprōvocātōrīprōvocātōribus
accusativeprōvocātōremprōvocātōrēs
ablativeprōvocātōreprōvocātōribus
vocativeprōvocātorprōvocātōrēs

prōvŏcātor, ōris, m. id..
I. In gen., a challenger to combat, Liv. Epit. 48 med.; Just. 10, 3, 3; 33, 4, 12; Gell. 9, 13, 4; Flor. 2, 17, 11.—
II. In partic., a kind of gladiator, Cic. Sest. 64, 134; Inscr. Orell. 2566 and 2568.

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. Latinprōvocātor

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Latin prōvocō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin prōvocātor From prōvocō (“call forth, challenge, provoke”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishprovocator
  • Frenchprovocateur
  • Englishprovocateurfrom French provocateur
  • Italianprovocatore
  • Portugueseprovocador
  • Romanianprovocator
  • Spanishprovocador
  • Indonesianprovokatorfrom French provocateur
  • Russianпровока́тор

Quick answers

What does prōvocātor mean in Latin?
prōvocātor, a noun, means “challenger (in combat)”.
What is the genitive of prōvocātor?
The genitive singular is prōvocātōris. prōvocātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōvocātor?
In classical Latin, [proː.wɔˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.voˈkaː.tor].
Where does prōvocātor 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 prōvocātor.