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Latin
Etymology 1
tornāre + -tor.
Pronunciation
Noun
tornātor m (genitive tornātōris, feminine tornātrīx); third declension
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) turner
- Synonym: (Medieval) rotārius
c. 334 CE – 337 CE,
Julius Firmicus Maternus,
Matheseos Libri VIII Liber IV.Cap XIII.2:
- Si vero a Venere defluens minuta lumine ad Mercurium feratur, vitia impuritates valitudinesque decernit, actus vero varios multiplicesque faciet: aut oratores aut tornatores aut plastas aut sculptores faciet <aut> pigmentarios aut coloris repertores aut farmacopolas aut popinarios facit et qui alienarum voluptatum et delectationum curam sollicitudinemque sustineant.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Etymology 2
Verb
tornātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of tornō
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