LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vector

vector m (genitive vectōris, feminine vectrīx)
Classical[ˈwɛk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinebearer, carrier
  2. masculinepassenger
  3. masculinevector

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevectorvectōrēs
genitivevectōrisvectōrum
dativevectōrīvectōribus
accusativevectōremvectōrēs
ablativevectōrevectōribus
vocativevectorvectōrēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

vectores (Phil. 7. 9. 27)
passengers.

vector, ōris, m. veho.
I. Act., one that bears, carries, or conveys any thing; a bearer, carrier (poet. and in post-Aug. prose); (equus) gradarius optimu' vector, Lucil. ap. Non. 17, 25: Sileni (asellus), Ov. F. 1, 433: puellae (taurus), Sen. Herc. Oet. 553: stelligeri Olympi (Atlas), id. ib. 1907: vector meus, i. e. my horse, App. M. 1, p. 111; 3, p. 140.—
II. Neutr., one that rides upon any thing; a rider, traveller, passenger (class.); on a ship: etiam summi gubernatores in magnis tempestatibus a vectoribus admoneri solent, Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27: ingratis vectoribus bene gubernare, id. Att. 2, 9, 3; Ov. H. 18, 148; Verg. E. 4, 38; Luc. 5, 581: animosius a mercatore quam a vectore solvitur votum, Sen. Ep. 73, 5; 85, 35; Petr. 107; Dig. 4, 9, 1 fin.— In mal. part.: numquam nisi navi plenā tollo vectorem, Macr S. 2, 5.—On horseback, a rider, horseman: vector equum regit, Ov A. A. 3, 555; Prop. 4 (5), 7, 84.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
  3. Proto-Italic*weɣō
  4. Latinvector

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vector From vehō (“carry, bear, convey; ride”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanvector
  • Englishvector
  • Frenchvecteur
  • GermanVektor
  • Italianvettore
  • Portuguesevetor
  • Romanianvector
  • Spanishvector
  • Dutchvector
  • Galicianvector

Quick answers

What does vector mean in Latin?
vector, a noun, means “bearer, carrier; passenger; vector”.
What is the genitive of vector?
The genitive singular is vectōris. vector is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vector?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛk.tor].
Where does vector come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti → Proto-Italic *weɣō → Latin vector.