genitor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of genitor
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to geni- (variant stem of gignere to beget) + -tor -tor; cognate with Greek genétōr, Sanskrit janitar-
Example Sentences
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It is sad that a genitor after Roosevelt's own heart should be entirely forgotten.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pectora pia tenet desiderium; simul inter Sese sic memorant—O Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriæ custodem di genuerunt, O pater, ô genitor, ô sanguen dîs oriundum!
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
Erat Hermanni genitor Latine, Gr�ce, Hebraice sciens: peritus valde historiarum et gentium.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Johnson, Samuel
Scelus est Iason genitor, et maius scelus Medea mater.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Vos ego saepe meo, vos carmine conpellabo, 25Teque adeo eximie taedis felicibus aucte Thessaliae columen Peleu, cui Iuppiter ipse, Ipse suos divom genitor concessit amores.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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