LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

refōrmātor

refōrmātor m (genitive refōrmātōris)
Classical[rɛ.foːrˈmaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[re.forˈmaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. reformer, renewer
    ipsarum denique litterarum iam senescentium reductor ac reformator1969 translation by Betty Radice it is he in fact who has restored and reformed literature itself when it was on the decline (literally, “He is the restorer and reformer of the now declining literature itself”)61 CE – c. 112 CE, Plinius Minor, Epistulae 8.12.2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefōrmātorrefōrmātōrēs
genitiverefōrmātōrisrefōrmātōrum
dativerefōrmātōrīrefōrmātōribus
accusativerefōrmātōremrefōrmātōrēs
ablativerefōrmātōrerefōrmātōribus
vocativerefōrmātorrefōrmātōrēs

rĕformātor, ōris, m. reformo,
I. a transformer; pregn., a reformer: litterarum senescentium, Plin. Ep. 8, 12, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrefōrmātor

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin refōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin refōrmātor From refōrmō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Frenchréformateur
  • Romanianreformatorfrom French réformateur
  • GermanReformator
  • Dutchreformator
  • Polishreformatorfrom French réformateur
  • Hungarianreformátor

Quick answers

What does refōrmātor mean in Latin?
refōrmātor, a noun, means “reformer, renewer”.
What is the genitive of refōrmātor?
The genitive singular is refōrmātōris. refōrmātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce refōrmātor?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.foːrˈmaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.forˈmaː.tor].
Where does refōrmātor come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin refōrmātor.