LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vapor

vapor m (genitive vapōris)
Classical[ˈwa.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.por]

Meaning

  1. masculinesteam, exhalation, vapour; smoke
  2. masculinewarm exhalation, warmth, heat
  3. masculineardour of love, warmth

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevaporvapōrēs
genitivevapōrisvapōrum
dativevapōrīvapōribus
accusativevapōremvapōrēs
ablativevapōrevapōribus
vocativevaporvapōrēs

văpor (ante-class. form văpos, Naev. ap. Non. 487, 10; Lucr. 6, 952; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. Sanscr. kapis, incense; Gr. καπύω, καπνός, smoke; cf. vappa,
I. steam, exhalation, vapor (syn. exhalatio).
I. In gen.: aquarum vapores, qui a sole ex agris tepefactis et ex aquis excitantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: aquarum quasi vapor quidam aër habendus est, id. ib. 2, 10, 27; Lucr. 6, 271: aquae calidae, Cels. 7, 7, 10; Scrib. Comp. 20: terrenus vapor siccus est et fumo similis, qui ventos, tonitrua et fulmina facit: aquarum halitus umidus est et imbres et nives creat, Sen. Q. N. 2, 12, 4: nocturnos formidare vapores, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 93: volat vapor ater ad auras. smoke, Verg. A. 7, 466; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 40; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Sen. Herc. Fur. 911.—
II. In partic., a warm exhalation, warmth, heat, etc.
A. Lit.: (terra semen) tepefactum vapore et compressu suo diffundit, Cic. Sen. 15, 51: aestifer ignis uti lumen jacit atque vaporem, Lucr. 1, 663: solis, id. 1, 1032; 2, 150; 4, 185; 4, 201; 6, 236; Curt. 7, 5, 3; of the heat of the thunderbolt: inusta vaporis signa, Lucr. 6, 220: finditque vaporibus arva (Phoebus), Ov. M. 3, 152: siderum, Hor. Epod. 3, 15: lentusque carinas Est vapor, Verg. A. 5, 683; cf. id. ib. 698: locus torridus et vaporis plenus, Liv. 5, 48, 1: vapore foveri, Cels. 7, 7, 2; 7, 7, 10; 7, 9 fin.; 8, 4; 8, 7; Col. 1, 4, 10; 7, 3, 8 al.—
B. Trop., warmth, ardor of love: pectus insanum vapor amorque torret, Sen. Hippol. 640.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kwapōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”) and Proto-Indo-European *kʷep- (“to smoke, boil, move violently”), via an older form *quapor that eventually lost its velar.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanvapor
  • Englishvapor
  • Frenchvapeur
  • Portuguesevapor
  • Romanianvapor
  • Spanishvapor
  • Asturianvapor
  • Galicianvapor
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvapore
  • Italianvampo
  • Italianvampa
  • Italianvapa

Quick answers

What does vapor mean in Latin?
vapor, a noun, means “steam, exhalation, vapour; smoke; warm exhalation, warmth, heat”.
What is the genitive of vapor?
The genitive singular is vapōris. vapor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vapor?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.pɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.por].