LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

signātor

signātor m (genitive signātōris)
Classical[sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[siɲˈɲaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. signatory
  2. witness (to a will)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesignātorsignātōrēs
genitivesignātōrissignātōrum
dativesignātōrīsignātōribus
accusativesignātōremsignātōrēs
ablativesignātōresignātōribus
vocativesignātorsignātōrēs

signātor, ōris, m. id..
I. A sealer, signer.
A. One who attests a will by sealing it, a witness to a will (mostly postAug.; not in Cic.): ex illis testes signatoresque falsos commodare, Sall. C. 16, 2: signator falso, a forger, Juv. 1, 67; Suet. Aug. 33; id. Tib. 23; Val. Max. 7, 7, 2; Dig. 18, 3, 8; Vulg. 2, Esd. 10, 1.—
B. One who affixes his seal as witness to a marriage-contract, a witness to a marriage, Juv. 10, 336. —
II. One who stamps money, a coiner, Inscr. Grut. 1066, 5; 1070, 1; Inscr. Orell. 3229.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Italic*segnom
  3. Latinsignātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin signātor From signō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does signātor mean in Latin?
signātor, a noun, means “signatory; witness (to a will)”.
What is the genitive of signātor?
The genitive singular is signātōris. signātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce signātor?
In classical Latin, [sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siɲˈɲaː.tor].
Where does signātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? → Proto-Italic *segnom → Latin signātor.