LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

scrūtātor

scrūtātor m (genitive scrūtātōris)
Classical[skruːˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[skruˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. searcher, scrutinizer, examiner, investigator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrūtātorscrūtātōrēs
genitivescrūtātōrisscrūtātōrum
dativescrūtātōrīscrūtātōribus
accusativescrūtātōremscrūtātōrēs
ablativescrūtātōrescrūtātōribus
vocativescrūtātorscrūtātōrēs

scrūtātor, ōris, m. scrutor,
I. a searcher, scrutinizer, examiner, investigator (postAug.).
I. Lit.: salutatoribus scrutatores semper apposuit, Suet. Claud. 35; Just. 38, 1, 9.—Poet.: profundi pelagi, i. e. fishermen, Stat. S. 3, 1, 84; 3, 3, 92: auri, Luc. 4, 298.—
II. Trop., an examiner, investigator: fati, Luc. 5, 122: cognitionum, Amm. 22, 8, 10: cordis, Vulg. Sap. 1, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrūtātor From scrūtō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanescrutador
  • Englishscrutator
  • Italianscrutatore
  • Portugueseescrutador
  • Spanishescrutador
  • Galicianescrutador

In English words that came into English from scrūtātor

  • scrutatorscrūtātor

Quick answers

What does scrūtātor mean in Latin?
scrūtātor, a noun, means “searcher, scrutinizer, examiner, investigator”.
What is the genitive of scrūtātor?
The genitive singular is scrūtātōris. scrūtātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce scrūtātor?
In classical Latin, [skruːˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skruˈtaː.tor].