LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

receptātor

receptātor m (genitive receptātōris)
Classical[rɛ.kɛpˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[re.t͡ʃepˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. A shelterer; someone who provides refuge.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereceptātorreceptātōrēs
genitivereceptātōrisreceptātōrum
dativereceptātōrīreceptātōribus
accusativereceptātōremreceptātōrēs
ablativereceptātōrereceptātōribus
vocativereceptātorreceptātōrēs

rĕceptātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a receiver, shelterer; in a bad sense, a hider, harborer, concealer (post-class.): (Rhenus) receptator hostium atque defensor, Flor. 3, 10, 9: de receptatoribus, Dig. 47, 16; 1, 15, 3; cf. receptor.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin receptātor From receptō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishreceipterfrom Old French recetëor
  • Englishreceiptorfrom Old French recetëor
  • Englishresetterfrom Old French recetëor
  • Englishreceptorfrom Old French recetëor
  • Italianricettatore
  • Portuguesereceptador
  • Spanishreceptador
  • Middle Frenchrecepteurfrom Old French recetëor
  • Middle Scotsrecepterfrom Old French recetëor
  • Middle Scotsreceptorfrom Old French recetëor

In English words that came into English from receptātor

  • resetterreceptātor

Quick answers

What does receptātor mean in Latin?
receptātor, a noun, means “A shelterer; someone who provides refuge.”.
What is the genitive of receptātor?
The genitive singular is receptātōris. receptātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce receptātor?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.kɛpˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.t͡ʃepˈtaː.tor].