LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

raptor

raptor m (genitive raptōris)
Classical[ˈrap.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈrap.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineA thief, robber, plunderer.
  2. masculineAn abductor, kidnapper.

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Præda · Manubiæ · Spolia · Exuviæ · Rapina

1. Prædia and manubiæ denote booty only as a possession and gain that has been made by conquest; whereas spolia and exuviæ, at the same time, as signs of victory and of honor. 2. Præda denotes any sort of booty; whereas manubiæ only the honorable booty of the soldier, taken in war; and rapina, the dishonorable booty of the prædo, who violates the peace of the country, robbery. (iv. 337.) 3. Prædo is the robber in general, in as far as he commits the robbery with his own hands, like λῃστής, as a species of latro (from ὀλετήρ) the highwayman, who lays wait for travellers, like σίνις, and pirata (πειρατής) the sea-robber; whereas raptor means the robber of some particular person or thing, like ἁρπακτήρ.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeraptorraptōrēs
genitiveraptōrisraptōrum
dativeraptōrīraptōribus
accusativeraptōremraptōrēs
ablativeraptōreraptōribus
vocativeraptorraptōrēs

raptor, ōris, m. rapio,
I. one who seizes by force, a robber, plunderer, abductor, ravisher (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: praedo, direptor, praedator).
I. Lit.
(a). With gen.: (fluvius) rapidus raptori pueri subduxit pedem, Plaut. Men. prol. 65: hostium, id. Ep. 2, 2, 115: panis et peni, id. Trin. 2, 1, 23: orbis, Tac. Agr. 30: filiae, id. A. 1, 58; cf. poet.: thalami mei, i. e. uxoris, Sen. Hippol. 627: templi, Just. 8, 2, 9: ferri, that draws or attracts to itself, i. e. the magnet, Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 4. —
(b). Adj.: lupi raptores, robbing, plundering, * Verg. A. 2, 356; Ov. M. 10, 540.—
(g). Absol.: rapta et raptores tradere, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 51; Prop. 4 (5), 9, 9; Hor. C. 3, 20, 4; Luc. 3, 125; Mart. 8, 26, 2; Tac. H. 2, 86 al.: ferus, i. e. lupus, Col. 7, 12, 9: gratus raptae raptor fuit, ravisher, Ov. A. A. 1, 680; Hor. C. 4, 6, 2; Mart. 12, 52, 7; Quint. 9, 2, 90; 7, 8, 4: consilium raptor vertit in fallaciam, Phaedr. 1, 32, 5.—
II. Trop.: raptores alieni honoris, Ov. M. 8, 438: numquam defuturos raptores Italicae libertatis lupos, etc., Vell. 2, 27, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁r̥h₁pyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*rapjō
  4. Latinraptor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin raptor From rapiō (“seize, grab, snatch”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanraptor
  • Italianrattore
  • Englishraptorfrom Middle French rapteur
  • Portugueseraptor
  • Spanishraptor

In English words that came into English from raptor

  • velociraptorvēlōx
  • raptorraptor
  • raptoriousraptorius

Quick answers

What does raptor mean in Latin?
raptor, a noun, means “A thief, robber, plunderer.; An abductor, kidnapper.”.
What is the genitive of raptor?
The genitive singular is raptōris. raptor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce raptor?
In classical Latin, [ˈrap.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrap.tor].
Where does raptor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti → Proto-Italic *rapjō → Latin raptor.
Which English words come from raptor?
English words that go back to Latin raptor include velociraptor, raptor and raptorious.