LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

simulātor

simulātor m (genitive simulātōris)
Classical[sɪ.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[si.muˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. copier, imitator
  2. hypocrite, pretender, phoney

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesimulātorsimulātōrēs
genitivesimulātōrissimulātōrum
dativesimulātōrīsimulātōribus
accusativesimulātōremsimulātōrēs
ablativesimulātōresimulātōribus
vocativesimulātorsimulātōrēs

sĭmŭlātor, ōris, m. simulo.
I. A copier, imitator (poet. and very rare): excitat artificem simulatoremque figurae Morphea, Ov. M. 11, 634: humani qualis simulator simius oris, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 303.—
II. A feigner, pretender, counterfeit, hypocrite, simulator, etc. (the class. signif. of the word).
(a). With gen.: animus cujus rei libet simulator ac dissimulator, Sall. C. 5, 4: segnitiae, Tac. A. 14, 57: belli, Luc. 4, 722.—
(b). Absol.: in omni oratione simulatorem, quem εἴρωνα Graeci nominarunt, Socratem accepimus, * Cic. Off. 1, 30, 108: benevolus et simulator, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 10, 39: callidus et simulator, Tac. A. 13, 47.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-h₂-lo-
  3. Proto-Italic*semalis
  4. Latinsimulātor

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 simulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin simulātor From simulō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalansimulador
  • Frenchsimulateur
  • Italiansimulatore
  • Occitansimulador
  • Portuguesesimulador
  • Romaniansimulator
  • Spanishsimulador
  • Galiciansimulador

Quick answers

What does simulātor mean in Latin?
simulātor, a noun, means “copier, imitator; hypocrite, pretender, phoney”.
What is the genitive of simulātor?
The genitive singular is simulātōris. simulātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce simulātor?
In classical Latin, [sɪ.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.muˈlaː.tor].
Where does simulātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- → Proto-Italic *semalis → Latin simulātor.