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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 2025
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.