salutator

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From salutō (“greet”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sa.luːˈtaː.tor/, [s̠äɫ̪uːˈt̪äːt̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sa.luˈta.tor/, [säluˈt̪äːt̪or]

Noun edit

salūtātor m (genitive salūtātōris, feminine salūtātrīx); third declension

one who greets; a greeter, saluter

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	salūtātor	salūtātōrēs
Genitive	salūtātōris	salūtātōrum
Dative	salūtātōrī	salūtātōribus
Accusative	salūtātōrem	salūtātōrēs
Ablative	salūtātōre	salūtātōribus
Vocative	salūtātor	salūtātōrēs

Descendants edit

Spanish: saludador

Verb edit

salūtātor

second/third-person singular future passive imperative of salūtō

References edit

“salutator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“salutator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
salutator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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