LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ultor1

ultor m (genitive ultōris, feminine ultrīx)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineavenger, punisher
    Exoriāre aliquis ultor.Rise, some avenger.
  2. masculineepithet of Mars

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quī iniūriam vindicat
ultor -ōris (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 12

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeultorultōrēs
genitiveultōrisultōrum
dativeultōrīultōribus
accusativeultōremultōrēs
ablativeultōreultōribus
vocativeultorultōrēs

ultor, ōris, m. ulciscor,
I. a punisher, avenger, revenger.
I. In gen. (class.): conjurationis investigator atque ultor, Cic. Sull. 30, 85: Publius nostrarum injuriarum ultor, id. Brut. 77, 268; id. Pis. 10, 23: exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor, Verg. A. 4, 625.—Attributively, Ov. Ib. 340: deus ultor = Anteros, id. M. 14, 750: ultores dii, Tac. H. 4, 57: ultore ferro, Just. 4, 18, 5: ultores ignes, Prop. 4, 1, 115; Sil. 2, 495.—
II. Ultor, a surname of Mars, the Avenger, Ov. F. 5, 577; Tac. A. 3, 18; Suet. Aug. 21; 29; id. Calig. 24 fin.; Inscr. Grut. 121, 9; 232 med.; 317, 8.

Origins

From ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianultore
  • Spanishultor
adjectivethird-declension masculine-only adjective (non-i-stem)
ultor2
ultor (genitive ultōris)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineavenging, vengeful, punishing
    Nauplius ultores sub noctem porrigit ignes, / et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis.1990 translation by G. P. Goold Nauplius beckons with his vengeful beacon at nightfall, and Greece is shipwrecked, sunk by its booty.30 BCE – 16 BCE, Propertius, Elegiae 4.1b.115

Origins

From ultus (“avenged”, past participle of ulcīscor) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does ultor mean in Latin?
ultor, a noun, means “avenger, punisher; epithet of Mars”.
What is the genitive of ultor?
The genitive singular is ultōris. ultor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ultor?
In classical Latin, [ˈʊɫ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈul.tor].