English

Noun

negator ‎(plural negators)

1. One who, or that which, negates.
2. (grammar) A word (or other structural element) which causes negation (such as the word not in English).

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From negō ‎(“deny, refuse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /neˈɡaː.tor/, [nɛˈɡaː.tɔr]

Noun

negātor m ‎(genitive negātōris); third declension

1. a denier; apostate

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• negātōrius

Related terms

• negātiō
• negātīvē
• negātīvus
• negō

References

• negator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• NEGATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “negator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /něɡaːtor/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tor

Noun

nègātor m ‎(Cyrillic spelling нѐга̄тор)

1. negator, denier

Declension