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See also: genitôr
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to gignō + -tor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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?)
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Noun[edit]
genitor m (plural genitores)
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr (“parent”). Equivalent to gignō + -tor.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ni.tor/, [ˈɡɛ.nɪ.t̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ni.tor/, [ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.t̪ɔr]
Noun[edit]
genitor m (genitive genitōris, feminine genetrīx or genitrīx); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | genitor | genitōrēs |
Genitive | genitōris | genitōrum |
Dative | genitōrī | genitōribus |
Accusative | genitōrem | genitōrēs |
Ablative | genitōre | genitōribus |
Vocative | genitor | genitōrēs |
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References[edit]
- 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)
- genitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
genitor m (plural genitores, feminine genitora, feminine plural genitoras)
- genitor (biological parent)
Categories:
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms borrowed from Latin
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- en:Family members
- en:Parents
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- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin words suffixed with -tor
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- la:Male family members
- la:Parents
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