LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tribūtor

tribūtor m (genitive tribūtōris)
Classical[trɪˈbuː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[triˈbuː.tor]

Meaning

  1. a giver, imparter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetribūtortribūtōrēs
genitivetribūtōristribūtōrum
dativetribūtōrītribūtōribus
accusativetribūtōremtribūtōrēs
ablativetribūtōretribūtōribus
vocativetribūtortribūtōrēs

trĭbūtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a giver, imparter: tributor omnium, App. Trism. p. 92, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tridʰ(h₁)ús?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tribʰú(H)s?
  8. Proto-Italic*triðus
  9. Latintribūtor

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 tribuō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin tribūtor From tribuō (“grant, bestow”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does tribūtor mean in Latin?
tribūtor, a noun, means “a giver, imparter”.
What is the genitive of tribūtor?
The genitive singular is tribūtōris. tribūtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tribūtor?
In classical Latin, [trɪˈbuː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈbuː.tor].
Where does tribūtor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *tridʰ(h₁)ús? → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *tribʰú(H)s? → Proto-Italic *triðus → Latin tribūtor.