gubernator

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From gubernō (“pilot; govern, manage”) + -tor.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Audio (classical)
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[edit] Noun

gubernātor (genitive gubernātōris); m, third declension

  1. Helmsman or pilot of a boat.
  2. Leader or governor.
    In tranquillo esse quisque gubernator potest. (Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.) — Publilius Syrus, Sententiae [1], taking in both meanings.

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative gubernātor gubernātōrēs
genitive gubernātōris gubernātōrum
dative gubernātōrī gubernātōribus
accusative gubernātōrem gubernātōrēs
ablative gubernātōre gubernātōribus
vocative gubernātor gubernātōrēs

[edit] Descendants

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