LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pūtor

pūtor m (genitive pūtōris)

Meaning

  1. a stink, stench, foul odor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepūtorpūtōrēs
genitivepūtōrispūtōrum
dativepūtōrīpūtōribus
accusativepūtōrempūtōrēs
ablativepūtōrepūtōribus
vocativepūtorpūtōrēs

pūtor, ōris, m. puteo,
I. a foul smell, a stench, rottenness, putridity (ante- and postclass.), Cato, R. R. 157; Varr. L. L. 5, § 25 Müll.; Lucr. 2, 872; 6, 1101; Stat. S. 4, 3, 86; Arn. 7, 222 al.; App. M. 4, p. 144, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin pūtor From pūteō + -or.

Descendants
  • Catalanpudor
  • Romanianputoare
  • Spanishpudor
  • Aromanianputoari

Quick answers

What does pūtor mean in Latin?
pūtor, a noun, means “a stink, stench, foul odor”.
What is the genitive of pūtor?
The genitive singular is pūtōris. pūtor is masculine, third declension.