approbator
English
Etymology
From Latin approbātor.
Noun
approbator (plural approbators)
- (obsolete) A person who gives formal approval.
- Synonym: approver
Related terms
- approbatory
Translations
approver — see approver
Latin
Alternative forms
- adprobātor
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ap.proˈbaː.tor/, [äpːrɔˈbäːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ap.proˈba.tor/, [äpːroˈbäːt̪or]
Etymology 1
approbō (“to approve”) + -tor
Noun
approbātor m (genitive approbātōris); third declension
- one who gives assent or approves
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | approbātor | approbātōrēs |
| Genitive | approbātōris | approbātōrum |
| Dative | approbātōrī | approbātōribus |
| Accusative | approbātōrem | approbātōrēs |
| Ablative | approbātōre | approbātōribus |
| Vocative | approbātor | approbātōrēs |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
approbātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of approbō
References
- “approbator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “approbator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- approbator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- approbator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette