LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tergiversātor

tergiversātor m (genitive tergiversātōris, feminine tergiversātrīx)
Classical[tɛr.ɡɪ.wɛrˈsaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ter.d͡ʒi.verˈsaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinavoider, delayer, postponer, decliner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetergiversātortergiversātōrēs
genitivetergiversātōristergiversātōrum
dativetergiversātōrītergiversātōribus
accusativetergiversātōremtergiversātōrēs
ablativetergiversātōretergiversātōribus
vocativetergiversātortergiversātōrēs

tergiversātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who delays, declines, o hangs back, a boggler, laggard (post-class.), Gell. 11, 7, 9; Arn. 7, 247; cf. Isid. 10, 271.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin versō Latin versor Latin tergiversor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin tergiversātor From tergiversor (“to delay, to evade”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”).

Descendants
  • Englishtergiversator

In English words that came into English from tergiversātor

  • tergiversatortergiversātor

Quick answers

What does tergiversātor mean in Latin?
tergiversātor, a noun, means “avoider, delayer, postponer, decliner”.
What is the genitive of tergiversātor?
The genitive singular is tergiversātōris. tergiversātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tergiversātor?
In classical Latin, [tɛr.ɡɪ.wɛrˈsaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ter.d͡ʒi.verˈsaː.tor].