LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

valor

valor m (genitive valōris)
Classical[ˈwa.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.lor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinevalue, worth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevalorvalōrēs
genitivevalōrisvalōrum
dativevalōrīvalōribus
accusativevalōremvalōrēs
ablativevalōrevalōribus
vocativevalorvalōrēs

vălor, ōris, m. valeo,
I. value: valor, τιμή, Gloss. Lab.

Origins

Found in Late Latin, from valeō (“to be worth, to be strong”) + -or. Compare with the classical valētūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanvalor
  • Englishvalor
  • Englishvalour
  • Frenchvaleur
  • Italianvalore
  • Occitanvalor
  • Portuguesevalor
  • Romanianvaloare
  • Sardinianbalore
  • Sardinianvalore

Quick answers

What does valor mean in Latin?
valor, a noun, means “value, worth”.
What is the genitive of valor?
The genitive singular is valōris. valor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce valor?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.ɫɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.lor].