LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

textor

textor m (genitive textōris, feminine textrīx)
Classical[ˈtɛk.stɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.stor]

Meaning

  1. masculineweaver (male)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetextortextōrēs
genitivetextōristextōrum
dativetextōrītextōribus
accusativetextōremtextōrēs
ablativetextōretextōribus
vocativetextortextōrēs

textor, ōris, m. texo,
I. a weaver, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 45; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 13; Mart. 12, 59, 6; Juv. 9, 30: textorum et textricum cibaria, Dig. 33, 9, 3, § 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téḱseti
  3. Proto-Italic*teksō?
  4. Latintextor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin textor From texō (“weave”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does textor mean in Latin?
textor, a noun, means “weaver (male)”.
What is the genitive of textor?
The genitive singular is textōris. textor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce textor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛk.stɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛk.stor].
Where does textor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti → Proto-Italic *teksō? → Latin textor.