libator

Latin

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liːˈbaː.tor/, [lʲiːˈbäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈba.tor/, [liˈbäːt̪or]

Noun

lībātor m (genitive lībātōris); third declension

1. one who pours a libation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lībātor	lībātōrēs
Genitive	lībātōris	lībātōrum
Dative	lībātōrī	lībātōribus
Accusative	lībātōrem	lībātōrēs
Ablative	lībātōre	lībātōribus
Vocative	lībātor	lībātōrēs

Etymology 2

Verb

lībātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of lībō

References

• “libator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• libator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• libator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016