instinctor

Latin

Etymology

īnstinctus, perfect passive participle of īnstinguō (“to instigate”) +‎ -tor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈstink.tor/, [ĩːˈs̠t̪ɪŋkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈstink.tor/, [inˈst̪iŋkt̪or]

Noun

īnstinctor m (genitive īnstinctōris); third declension

1. instigator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	īnstinctor	īnstinctōrēs
Genitive	īnstinctōris	īnstinctōrum
Dative	īnstinctōrī	īnstinctōribus
Accusative	īnstinctōrem	īnstinctōrēs
Ablative	īnstinctōre	īnstinctōribus
Vocative	īnstinctor	īnstinctōrēs

References

• “instinctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “instinctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers