LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pūnītor

pūnītor m (genitive pūnītōris)
Classical[puːˈniː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[puˈniː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a punisher
  2. an avenger

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepūnītorpūnītōrēs
genitivepūnītōrispūnītōrum
dativepūnītōrīpūnītōribus
accusativepūnītōrempūnītōrēs
ablativepūnītōrepūnītōribus
vocativepūnītorpūnītōrēs

pūnītor, ōris, m. punio.
I. A punisher (post-class.): seditiosorum punitor acerrimus, Suet. Caes. 67; Val. Max. 6, 1, 8.—
II. An avenger: fuit ultor injuriae, punitor doloris sui, Cic. Mil. 13, 35: Crassianae stragis, Val. Max. 3, 4, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷoynéh₂
  3. Latinpūnītor

Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ)bor. Latin poena Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin pūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin pūnītor From pūniō (“punish”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanpunidor
  • Italianpunitore
  • Portuguesepunidor
  • Spanishpunidor

Quick answers

What does pūnītor mean in Latin?
pūnītor, a noun, means “a punisher; an avenger”.
What is the genitive of pūnītor?
The genitive singular is pūnītōris. pūnītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pūnītor?
In classical Latin, [puːˈniː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈniː.tor].
Where does pūnītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- → Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ → Latin pūnītor.