imitator
See also: Imitator
English
Alternative forms
- imitatour (obsolete)
Etymology
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Noun
imitator (plural imitators)
- A person who imitates or apes another.
- Synonym: aper
Related terms
- imitate
Translations
one who imitates another
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Anagrams
- Mariotti, Timariot
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i.miˈtaː.tor/, [ɪmɪˈt̪äːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.miˈta.tor/, [imiˈt̪äːt̪or]
Noun
imitātor m (genitive imitātōris); third declension
- imitator
- mimic
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | imitātor | imitātōrēs |
| Genitive | imitātōris | imitātōrum |
| Dative | imitātōrī | imitātōribus |
| Accusative | imitātōrem | imitātōrēs |
| Ablative | imitātōre | imitātōribus |
| Vocative | imitātor | imitātōrēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: imitador
- English: imitator
- French: imitateur
- Galician: imitador
- Italian: imitatore
- Portuguese: imitador
- Romanian: imitator
- Russian: имита́тор (imitátor)
- Spanish: imitador
Verb
imitātor
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of imitor
References
- “imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imitator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin imitator.
Noun
imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorer, definite plural imitatorene)
- an imitator
Related terms
- imitere
References
- “imitator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “imitator” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin imitator.
Noun
imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorar, definite plural imitatorane)
- an imitator
Related terms
- imitere
References
- “imitator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French imitateur, from Latin imitātor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.miˈta.tɔr/
- Rhymes: -atɔr
- Syllabification: i‧mi‧ta‧tor
Noun
imitator m pers (feminine imitatorka)
- imitator, mimic
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imitator | imitatorzy |
| genitive | imitatora | imitatorów |
| dative | imitatorowi | imitatorom |
| accusative | imitatora | imitatorów |
| instrumental | imitatorem | imitatorami |
| locative | imitatorze | imitatorach |
| vocative | imitatorze | imitatorzy |
Further reading
- imitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- imitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French imitateur. Equivalent to imita + -tor.
Noun
imitator m (plural imitatori)
- copycat
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) imitator | imitatorul | (niște) imitatori | imitatorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) imitator | imitatorului | (unor) imitatori | imitatorilor |
| vocative | imitatorule | imitatorilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imǐtaːtor/
- Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧tor
Noun
imìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling имѝта̄тор)
- imitator
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imitator | imitatori |
| genitive | imitatora | imitatora |
| dative | imitatoru | imitatorima |
| accusative | imitatora | imitatore |
| vocative | imitatore | imitatori |
| locative | imitatoru | imitatorima |
| instrumental | imitatorom | imitatorima |