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Webster 1913 Edition
Genitor
Gen′i-tor
,Noun.
[L.]
1.
One who begets; a generator; an originator.
Sheldon.
2.
pl.
The genitals.
[Obs.]
Holland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Genitor
GEN'ITOR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
genitor
genitor
See also: genitôr
English
Noun
genitor (plural genitors)
- a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
- a generator; an originator
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sheldon to this entry?)
- (obsolete, in the plural) The genitals
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr (“parent”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ni.tor/, [ˈɡɛ.nɪ.tɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ni.tor/, [ˈd͡ʒeː.ni.tor]
Noun
genitor m (genitive genitōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | genitor | genitōrēs |
genitive | genitōris | genitōrum |
dative | genitōrī | genitōribus |
accusative | genitōrem | genitōrēs |
ablative | genitōre | genitōribus |
vocative | genitor | genitōrēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- genitor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- genitor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- GENITOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “genitor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.