LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sānctificātor

sānctificātor m (genitive sānctificātōris)
Classical[saːŋk.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[saŋk.ti.fiˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one that makes holy or sanctifies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesānctificātorsānctificātōrēs
genitivesānctificātōrissānctificātōrum
dativesānctificātōrīsānctificātōribus
accusativesānctificātōremsānctificātōrēs
ablativesānctificātōresānctificātōribus
vocativesānctificātorsānctificātōrēs

sanctĭfĭcātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a sanctifier (eccl. Lat.), Tert. ap. Prax. 2; Aug. Conf. 10, 34; Vulg. Ezech. 37, 28.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂nékti
  3. Proto-Italic*sankiō
  4. Proto-Italic*sanktos
  5. Latinsānctificātor

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin sanctificō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin sānctificātor From sanctificō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does sānctificātor mean in Latin?
sānctificātor, a noun, means “one that makes holy or sanctifies”.
What is the genitive of sānctificātor?
The genitive singular is sānctificātōris. sānctificātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sānctificātor?
In classical Latin, [saːŋk.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saŋk.ti.fiˈkaː.tor].
Where does sānctificātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti → Proto-Italic *sankiō → Proto-Italic *sanktos → Latin sānctificātor.