LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

reductor

reductor m (genitive reductōris)
Classical[rɛˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[reˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinerareone who leads or brings back

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereductorreductōrēs
genitivereductōrisreductōrum
dativereductōrīreductōribus
accusativereductōremreductōrēs
ablativereductōrereductōribus
vocativereductorreductōrēs

rĕductor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who leads or brings back (very rare).
I. Lit.: plebis Romanae in urbem, * Liv. 2, 33 fin.—
II. Trop.: litterarum jam senescentium reductor ac reformator, i.e. restorer, Plin. Ep. 8, 12, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinreductor

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin redūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin reductor From redūcō (“lead, bring back”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

Quick answers

What does reductor mean in Latin?
reductor, a noun, means “one who leads or brings back”.
What is the genitive of reductor?
The genitive singular is reductōris. reductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce reductor?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈduk.tor].
Where does reductor come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin reductor.