LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

stimulātor

stimulātor m (genitive stimulātōris, feminine stimulātrīx)
Classical[stɪ.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[sti.muˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. instigator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestimulātorstimulātōrēs
genitivestimulātōrisstimulātōrum
dativestimulātōrīstimulātōribus
accusativestimulātōremstimulātōrēs
ablativestimulātōrestimulātōribus
vocativestimulātorstimulātōrēs

stĭmŭlātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a pricker-on, instigator, stimulator, Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 501; Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Iul. 5 (in Cic. Dom. 5, 11, Orell. and B. and K. read instimulator); Vulg. Jer. 46, 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  2. Latinstimulātor

Latin stimulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin stimulātor From stimulō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishstimulator

Quick answers

What does stimulātor mean in Latin?
stimulātor, a noun, means “instigator”.
What is the genitive of stimulātor?
The genitive singular is stimulātōris. stimulātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce stimulātor?
In classical Latin, [stɪ.mʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sti.muˈlaː.tor].
Where does stimulātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? → Latin stimulātor.