zelator

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

zelator (plural zelators)

  1. A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.

See also

Latin

Etymology

From zēlō (“love ardently”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /zeːˈlaː.tor/, [zeːˈɫaː.tɔr]

Noun

zēlātor m (genitive zēlātōris); third declension

  1. zealous person; zealot

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zēlātor zēlātōrēs
Genitive zēlātōris zēlātōrum
Dative zēlātōrī zēlātōribus
Accusative zēlātōrem zēlātōrēs
Ablative zēlātōre zēlātōribus
Vocative zēlātor zēlātōrēs

References
  • zelator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zelator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • zelator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • zelator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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