LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

recitātor

recitātor m (genitive recitātōris)
Classical[rɛ.kɪˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[re.t͡ʃiˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. reciter
  2. reader (of legal documents)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerecitātorrecitātōrēs
genitiverecitātōrisrecitātōrum
dativerecitātōrīrecitātōribus
accusativerecitātōremrecitātōrēs
ablativerecitātōrerecitātōribus
vocativerecitātorrecitātōrēs

rĕcĭtātor, ōris, m. id..
I. Publicist's t. t., a reader of documents in judicial proceedings, Cic. Inv. 2, 47, 139: tris ipse excitavit recitatores, id. Clu. 51, 141.—
II. A reader, reciter of literary works (not anteAug.), Hor. A. P. 474; Sen. Ep. 95, 2; Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 2 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrecitātor

Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kieō Latin cieō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin citō Latin recitō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin recitātor From recitō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does recitātor mean in Latin?
recitātor, a noun, means “reciter; reader (of legal documents)”.
What is the genitive of recitātor?
The genitive singular is recitātōris. recitātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce recitātor?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.kɪˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.t͡ʃiˈtaː.tor].
Where does recitātor come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin recitātor.