LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

refrīgerātor

refrīgerātor m (genitive refrīgerātōris)
Classical[rɛ.friː.ɡɛˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[re.fri.d͡ʒeˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinone who cools, cooler
  2. refrigerator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefrīgerātorrefrīgerātōrēs
genitiverefrīgerātōrisrefrīgerātōrum
dativerefrīgerātōrīrefrīgerātōribus
accusativerefrīgerātōremrefrīgerātōrēs
ablativerefrīgerātōrerefrīgerātōribus
vocativerefrīgerātorrefrīgerātōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrefrīgerātor

Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos Proto-Italic *srīgos Latin frīgus 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 frīgerō Latin refrīgerō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin refrīgerātor From refrīgerō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishrefrigerator
  • Catalanrefrigerador
  • Frenchréfrigérateur
  • Italianrefrigeratore
  • Portugueserefrigerador
  • Romanianrefrigerator
  • Spanishrefrigerador

In English words that came into English from refrīgerātor

  • refrigeratorrefrīgerātor

Quick answers

What does refrīgerātor mean in Latin?
refrīgerātor, a noun, means “one who cools, cooler; refrigerator”.
What is the genitive of refrīgerātor?
The genitive singular is refrīgerātōris. refrīgerātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce refrīgerātor?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.friː.ɡɛˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.fri.d͡ʒeˈraː.tor].
Where does refrīgerātor come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin refrīgerātor.