δώτωρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dṓtōr, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”)).

Cognates include Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tṛ) and Latin dator.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δώτωρ • (dṓtōr) m (genitive δώτορος); third declension

  1. giver

Inflection

References

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