lignator

Latin

Etymology

From lignor (“to collect firewood”) +‎ -tor (“-er”), from lignum (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lignātor m (genitive lignātōris); third declension

  1. A woodcutter, lumberjack, somebody who is sent to collect wood or firewood.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lignātor lignātōrēs
Genitive lignātōris lignātōrum
Dative lignātōrī lignātōribus
Accusative lignātōrem lignātōrēs
Ablative lignātōre lignātōribus
Vocative lignātor lignātōrēs

Descendants
  • Galician: leñador
  • Portuguese: lenhador
  • Spanish: leñador

References
  • “lignator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lignator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lignator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • lignator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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