-ator
See also: ator, -átor, -atör, and -ător
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ātor or -ate + -or.
Suffix
-ator
- used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ator
- -atory
Related terms
- abbreviator
- abrogator
- administrator
- annihilator
- -ate
- -ation
- communicator
- corroborator
- curator
- decimator
- demonstrator
- devastator
- emancipator
- equivocator
- inaugurator
- incubator
- innovator
- interrogator
- orator
- procurator
- renovator
- respirator
- reverberator
- spectator
- ventilator
- vibrator
Further reading
- “-ator”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- RATO, Rato, Roat, Rota, Taro, rato, rota, taro
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin -ātor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.tɔr/
Audio (file)
Suffix
-ator
- used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -eren
Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -ator
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.tor/, [ˈäːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.tor/, [ˈäːt̪or]
Etymology 1
By rebracketing of words formed from first conjugation verbs, such as cūrātor (cūrāre + -tor), where -ā- is part of the stem.
Suffix
-ātor
- Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er
- gladius (“sword”) + -ātor → gladiātor (“gladiator”)
- malleus (“hammer”) + -ātor → malleātor (“hammerer”)
Descendants
- → Old Irish: -atóir
- → Norwegian: -ator
See also
- -or
- -tor (-sor)
Suffix
-ātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of -ō (first conjugation)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin -ātor (“-ator, -er”), a form of -tor (“-er”), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.
Suffix
-ator m
- used to form nouns
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ator
References
- “-ator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “-ator” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin -ator.
Suffix
-ator m
- used to form nouns
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ator
References
- “-ator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ator.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.tɔr/
- Rhymes: -atɔr
- Syllabification: a‧tor
Suffix
-ator m pers
- Forms masculine agentitive nouns, usually professions
- adiustacja + -ator → adiustator
Declension
Declension of -ator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ator | -atorzy |
| genitive | -atora | -atorów |
| dative | -atorowi | -atorom |
| accusative | -atora | -atorów |
| instrumental | -atorem | -atorami |
| locative | -atorze | -atorach |
| vocative | -atorze | -atorzy |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ator
Further reading
- -ator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -ator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ator (Cyrillic spelling -атор)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin.
See also
- -or