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portator

portator

Latin

Verb

portātor

second-person singular future passive imperative of portō
third-person singular future passive imperative of portō

Etymology 2

Found in Late Latin. From portō.

Noun

portātor m ‎(genitive portātōris); third declension

carrier; bearer; bringer

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	portātor	portātōrēs
genitive	portātōris	portātōrum
dative	portātōrī	portātōribus
accusative	portātōrem	portātōrēs
ablative	portātōre	portātōribus
vocative	portātor	portātōrēs

Descendants

Old French: portour
- English: porter
- Middle French: porteur
  - French: porteur
Italian: portatore
Portuguese: portador
Romanian: purtător
Spanish: portador

References

PORTATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)