What does salisātor mean in Latin?

salisātor, a noun, means “a superstitious person who takes the twitching of body parts as omen”.

What is the genitive of salisātor?

The genitive singular is salisātōris. salisātor is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [sa.lɪˈsaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.liˈs̬aː.tor].

noun · masculinethird declension

salisātor m (genitive salisātōris)

Classical[sa.lɪˈsaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[sa.liˈs̬aː.tor]

a superstitious person who takes the twitching of body parts as omen
Salisātōrēs vocātī sunt, quia dum eīs membrōrum quaecumque partēs salierint, aliquid sibi exinde prosperum seu trīste sīgnificāre praedīcunt.Salisatores are called so because they immediately predict it to mean something either fortunate or unfortunate for themselves when any body part of theirs twitches.c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 8.9.29

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin salisātor From *salisō (“to jump”) + -tor.