architectus

Latin

Alternative forms

architectōn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰiˈtek.tus/, [ärkʰɪˈt̪ɛkt̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtek.tus/, [ärkiˈt̪ɛkt̪us]

Noun

architectus m (genitive architectī, feminine architecta); second declension

architect, master builder
designer, inventor, author

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	architectus	architectī
Genitive	architectī	architectōrum
Dative	architectō	architectīs
Accusative	architectum	architectōs
Ablative	architectō	architectīs
Vocative	architecte	architectī

Related terms

architectūra

Descendants

→ Catalan: arquitecte
→ French: architecte
→ Friulian: architet
→ Galician: arquitecto
→ Italian: architetto
- → Neapolitan: archetetto
→ Mirandese: arquiteto
→ Occitan: arquitècte
→ Piedmontese: architet
→ Polish: architekt
→ Portuguese: arquiteto
→ Romagnol: architèt
→ Romanian: arhitect
→ Russian: архите́ктор (arxitéktor)
→ Spanish: arquitecto

References

“architectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“architectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
architectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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