LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

violātor

violātor m (genitive violātōris)
Classical[wi.ɔˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[vi.oˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. injurer, profaner, violator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviolātorviolātōrēs
genitiveviolātōrisviolātōrum
dativeviolātōrīviolātōribus
accusativeviolātōremviolātōrēs
ablativeviolātōreviolātōribus
vocativeviolātorviolātōrēs

vĭŏlātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an injurer, profaner, violator (not in Cic. or Cæs.): templi, Ov. P. 2, 2, 27: juris gentium, Liv. 4, 19, 3: foederis, Tac. A. 1, 58: dictatoris (C. Caesaris), i. e. murderer, Macr. S. 2, 3 med.—In apposit., fem.: natrix violator aquae, i. e. polluting, poisoning, Luc. 9, 720.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
  2. Proto-Italic*wīs
  3. Latinviolātor

Latin violō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin violātor From violō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanviolador
  • Frenchviolateur
  • Italianviolatore
  • Portugueseviolador
  • Spanishviolador
  • Galicianviolador

Quick answers

What does violātor mean in Latin?
violātor, a noun, means “injurer, profaner, violator”.
What is the genitive of violātor?
The genitive singular is violātōris. violātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce violātor?
In classical Latin, [wi.ɔˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.oˈlaː.tor].
Where does violātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs → Proto-Italic *wīs → Latin violātor.