LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vorātor

vorātor m (genitive vorātōris, feminine vorātrīx)
Classical[wɔˈraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[voˈraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latindevourer (male)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevorātorvorātōrēs
genitivevorātōrisvorātōrum
dativevorātōrīvorātōribus
accusativevorātōremvorātōrēs
ablativevorātōrevorātōribus
vocativevorātorvorātōrēs

vŏrātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a devourer (late Lat.), Tert. Monog. 8 fin.; id. Jejun. 2 med.; Paul. Nol. Ep. 19, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*worā
  4. Latinvorātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vorātor From vorō (“to devour”) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianvoratore

Quick answers

What does vorātor mean in Latin?
vorātor, a noun, means “devourer (male)”.
What is the genitive of vorātor?
The genitive singular is vorātōris. vorātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vorātor?
In classical Latin, [wɔˈraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [voˈraː.tor].
Where does vorātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ → Proto-Italic *worā → Latin vorātor.