architectus

Latin

Alternative forms

• architectōn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰiˈtek.tus/, [ärkʰɪˈt̪ɛkt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtek.tus/, [ärkiˈt̪ɛkt̪us]

Noun

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

1. architect, master builder
2. designer, inventor, author

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	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.