architecton

Latin

Alternative forms

• architectus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰiˈtek.toːn/, [ärkʰɪˈt̪ɛkt̪oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtek.ton/, [ärkiˈt̪ɛkt̪on]

Noun

architectōn m (genitive architectonis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	architectōn	architectonēs
genitive	architectonis	architectonum
dative	architectonī	architectonibus
accusative	architectona	architectonās
ablative	architectone	architectonibus
vocative	architectōn	architectonēs

Related terms

• architectūra

References

• “architecton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• architecton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.