LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vīnitor

vīnitor m (genitive vīnitōris, feminine vīnitrīx)

Meaning

  1. one who works in a vineyard; vine-dresser

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīnitorvīnitōrēs
genitivevīnitōrisvīnitōrum
dativevīnitōrīvīnitōribus
accusativevīnitōremvīnitōrēs
ablativevīnitōrevīnitōribus
vocativevīnitorvīnitōrēs

vīnĭtor, ōris, m. vinum,
I. a vine-dresser, Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 40; Verg. E. 10, 36.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Latinvīnitor

Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vīnitor From vīnum + -tor.

Descendants
  • GermanWinzerfrom Old High German wīnzuril

Quick answers

What does vīnitor mean in Latin?
vīnitor, a noun, means “one who works in a vineyard; vine-dresser”.
What is the genitive of vīnitor?
The genitive singular is vīnitōris. vīnitor is masculine, third declension.
Where does vīnitor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? → Latin vīnitor.