pacificator

English

Etymology

Latin pacificator

Noun

pacificator (plural pacificators)

  1. A peacemaker, a pacifier.
    • 1905, Rossiter Johnson, The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 8‎:
      Instead of his services being appreciated, he was accused as a usurper and intruder; he was made responsible for the injuries and prejudices of which his accuser loudly complained; and the founder and pacificator of the Darien was to be prosecuted for the criminal charges brought against him.

Latin

Etymology

From pacificō (“I make or negotiate a peace; pacify”), from pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“I do, make”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /paː.ki.fiˈkaː.tor/, [paː.kɪ.fɪˈkaː.tɔr]

Noun

pācificātor m (genitive pācificātōris); third declension

  1. A peacemaker, pacifier, pacificator.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pācificātor pācificātōrēs
Genitive pācificātōris pācificātōrum
Dative pācificātōrī pācificātōribus
Accusative pācificātōrem pācificātōrēs
Ablative pācificātōre pācificātōribus
Vocative pācificātor pācificātōrēs

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References
  • pacificator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pacificator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pacificator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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