Latin

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Etymology 1

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tornāre +‎ -tor.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tornātor m (genitive tornātōris, feminine tornātrīx); third declension

  1. (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
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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tornātor tornātōrēs
genitive tornātōris tornātōrum
dative tornātōrī tornātōribus
accusative tornātōrem tornātōrēs
ablative tornātōre tornātōribus
vocative tornātor tornātōrēs

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tornātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of tornō

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