LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōvocātōrius

prōvocātōrius (feminine prōvocātōria, neuter prōvocātōrium)
Classical[proː.wɔ.kaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pro.vo.kaˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepurgative
  2. Late Latinadjectiveprovocative, exasperating

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvocātōriusprōvocātōriaprōvocātōrium
genitiveprōvocātōriīprōvocātōriaeprōvocātōriī
dativeprōvocātōriōprōvocātōriaeprōvocātōriō
accusativeprōvocātōriumprōvocātōriamprōvocātōrium
ablativeprōvocātōriōprōvocātōriāprōvocātōriō
vocativeprōvocātōrieprōvocātōriaprōvocātōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvocātōriīprōvocātōriaeprōvocātōria
genitiveprōvocātōriōrumprōvocātōriārumprōvocātōriōrum
dativeprōvocātōriīsprōvocātōriīsprōvocātōriīs
accusativeprōvocātōriōsprōvocātōriāsprōvocātōria
ablativeprōvocātōriīsprōvocātōriīsprōvocātōriīs
vocativeprōvocātōriīprōvocātōriaeprōvocātōria

prōvŏcātōrĭus, a, um, adj. provocator,
I. of or belonging to challenging, provocatory: dona, given to one who had challenged and slain an enemy, Gell. 2, 11, 3.

Origins

Derived from prōvocātor (“agitator”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishprovocatory
  • Italianprovocatorio
  • Portugueseprovocatório

In English words that came into English from prōvocātōrius

  • provocatoryprōvocātōrius

Quick answers

What does prōvocātōrius mean in Latin?
prōvocātōrius, a adjective, means “purgative; provocative, exasperating”.
How do you pronounce prōvocātōrius?
In classical Latin, [proː.wɔ.kaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.vo.kaˈtɔː.ri.us].