LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

trāditor

trāditor m (genitive trāditōris, feminine trāditrīx)
Classical[ˈtraː.dɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtraː.di.tor]

Meaning

  1. post Augustanbetrayer, traitor
  2. post Augustanteacher

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrāditortrāditōrēs
genitivetrāditōristrāditōrum
dativetrāditōrītrāditōribus
accusativetrāditōremtrāditōrēs
ablativetrāditōretrāditōribus
vocativetrāditortrāditōrēs

trādĭtor, ōris, m. id (post-Aug.).
I. A betrayer, traitor, for the usual proditor: interfecto traditore, Tac. H. 4, 24; Sedul. Carm. 5, 61; Aug. Bapt. 7, 2.—
II. A teacher: alicujus scientiae, Arn. 3, 113; Tert. Coron. Mil. 4 fin.

Origins

From trādō (“give up, hand over”) + -tor; literally "one who hands over (something)".

Descendants
  • Catalantraïdor
  • Italiantraditore
  • Occitantraïdor
  • Occitantraite
  • Frenchtraîtrefrom Old French traitor
  • Englishtraitorfrom Old French traitor
  • Portuguesetraidorfrom Old Galician-Portuguese traedor
  • Romaniantrădător
  • Spanishtraidor
  • Albaniantradhtar

Quick answers

What does trāditor mean in Latin?
trāditor, a noun, means “betrayer, traitor; teacher”.
What is the genitive of trāditor?
The genitive singular is trāditōris. trāditor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trāditor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtraː.dɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtraː.di.tor].