LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

servītor

servītor m (genitive servītōris)
Classical[sɛrˈwiː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[serˈviː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a servant, a servitor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeservītorservītōrēs
genitiveservītōrisservītōrum
dativeservītōrīservītōribus
accusativeservītōremservītōrēs
ablativeservītōreservītōribus
vocativeservītorservītōrēs

servītor, ōris, m. servio,
I. a servant, servitor (late Lat.), Auct. Serm. ad Fratr. ap. Aug. 43 med.; Inscr. Orell. 2363.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*serwos
  3. Latinservītor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin servītor From servus (“slave”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanservidor
  • Frenchserviteur
  • Italianservitore
  • Occitanservidor
  • Portugueseservidor
  • Romanianservitor
  • Spanishservidor
  • Friulianservidôr

Quick answers

What does servītor mean in Latin?
servītor, a noun, means “a servant, a servitor”.
What is the genitive of servītor?
The genitive singular is servītōris. servītor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce servītor?
In classical Latin, [sɛrˈwiː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [serˈviː.tor].
Where does servītor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? → Proto-Italic *serwos → Latin servītor.