LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ruptor

ruptor m (genitive ruptōris)
Classical[ˈrʊp.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈrup.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinebreaker; violator

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quī rumpit (foederis)
ruptor -ōris (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 23

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeruptorruptōrēs
genitiveruptōrisruptōrum
dativeruptōrīruptōribus
accusativeruptōremruptōrēs
ablativeruptōreruptōribus
vocativeruptorruptōrēs

ruptor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a breaker (not ante-Aug.); trop.: foederis, a violator, Liv. 4, 19 (with violator juris); 1, 28; 21, 40 fin.: 25, 31; Tac. H. 4, 57; Flor. 1, 3, 8: indutiarum, Liv. 8, 39: pacis, Tac. A. 2, 13.

Origins

Consists of rup- + -tor. Latin rup- is the root of rumpō, rumpere (“to break, burst”).

Quick answers

What does ruptor mean in Latin?
ruptor, a noun, means “breaker; violator”.
What is the genitive of ruptor?
The genitive singular is ruptōris. ruptor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ruptor?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʊp.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrup.tor].