reductor
Latin
Etymology
From redūcō (“lead, bring back”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈduk.tor/, [rɛˈd̪ʊkt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈduk.tor/, [reˈd̪ukt̪or]
Noun
reductor m (genitive reductōris); third declension
- (rare) one who leads or brings back
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | reductor | reductōrēs |
| Genitive | reductōris | reductōrum |
| Dative | reductōrī | reductōribus |
| Accusative | reductōrem | reductōrēs |
| Ablative | reductōre | reductōribus |
| Vocative | reductor | reductōrēs |
References
- “reductor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- reductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
From French réducteur.
Adjective
reductor m or n (feminine singular reductoare, masculine plural reductori, feminine and neuter plural reductoare)
- (chemistry) reducing
Declension
Declension of reductor
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | reductor | reductoare | reductori | reductoare | ||
| definite | reductorul | reductoarea | reductorii | reductoarele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | reductor | reductoare | reductori | reductoare | ||
| definite | reductorului | reductoarei | reductorilor | reductoarelor | |||
Noun
reductor m (plural reductori)
- (chemistry) reducing agent
Declension
Declension of reductor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) reductor | reductorul | (niște) reductori | reductorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) reductor | reductorului | (unor) reductori | reductorilor |
| vocative | reductorule | reductorilor | ||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reduɡˈtoɾ/ [re.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: re‧duc‧tor
Adjective
reductor (feminine reductora, masculine plural reductores, feminine plural reductoras)
- reductive, reducing
Noun
reductor m (plural reductores)
- (chemistry) reducing agent, reducer, reductant
Noun
reductor m (plural reductores, feminine reductora, feminine plural reductoras)
- reducer
Further reading
- “reductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014