explicator

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English

Noun

explicator (plural explicators)

  1. One who or that which explicates.

Latin

Etymology

From explicō (“to unfurl, unfold, arrange”) +‎ -tor (“-or”, agent-noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

explicātor m (genitive explicātōris); third declension

  1. an expounder, explainer
    Coordinate term: (female) explicātrīx

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative explicātor explicātōrēs
genitive explicātōris explicātōrum
dative explicātōrī explicātōribus
accusative explicātōrem explicātōrēs
ablative explicātōre explicātōribus
vocative explicātor explicātōrēs

Verb

explicātor

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

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French explicateur or Latin explicator.

Adjective

explicator m or n (feminine singular explicatoare, masculine plural explicatori, feminine and neuter plural explicatoare)

  1. explanatory

Declension

Declension of explicator
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite explicator explicatoare explicatori explicatoare
definite explicatorul explicatoarea explicatorii explicatoarele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite explicator explicatoare explicatori explicatoare
definite explicatorului explicatoarei explicatorilor explicatoarelor
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