LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

repressor

repressor m (genitive repressōris)
Classical[rɛˈprɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[reˈprɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculinerestrainer, represser
  2. masculinelimiter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerepressorrepressōrēs
genitiverepressōrisrepressōrum
dativerepressōrīrepressōribus
accusativerepressōremrepressōrēs
ablativerepressōrerepressōribus
vocativerepressorrepressōrēs

rĕpressor, ōris, m. reprimo,
I. a restrainer, represser; a limiter (very rare): caedis cottidianae, * Cic. Sest. 69, 144: tributorum, Eutr. 10, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrepressor

Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin reprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin repressor From reprimō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanrepressor
  • Frenchrépresseur
  • Italianrepressore
  • Portugueserepressor
  • Spanishrepresor
  • Galicianrepresor

Quick answers

What does repressor mean in Latin?
repressor, a noun, means “restrainer, represser; limiter”.
What is the genitive of repressor?
The genitive singular is repressōris. repressor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce repressor?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈprɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈprɛs.sor].
Where does repressor come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin repressor.