autor
English
Noun
autor (plural autors)
- Obsolete form of author.
- 1558, Bartho[lomew] Traheron, An Exposition of a Parte of S. Iohannes Gospel Made in Sondrie Readinges in the English Congregation […] :
- Iohan Baptiſt than ſheweth a reaſon, why he ſaide, that the lord Ieſus was before him, bicauſe, ſaieth he, he was my firſt, that is to ſaye, my prince, my head, my autor, my maker.
- 1580, “Anglo-phile Eutheo to the Reader,S”, in A Second and Third Blast of Retrait from Plaies and Theaters: […]:
- VVhereby first, note with me, the goodnes of our God toward vs, who ſeeing that we wil not shun plaies for anie dehortations of his godlie Preachers, who daie by daie in al places of greatest reſort denounce the vengeance of GOD to them, be they hie or lowe, that fauor plaies, Theaters, or plaiers, ſtirreth vp the verie Autors themſelues to inueigh against them, that we maie be ashamed any waie to allowe that, which the verie Autors do vtterlie condemne.
- 1593, Gabriell Harvey, “To my very gentle, and liberal Frendes, M. Barnabe Barnes, M. John Thorius, M. Anthony Chewt, and every favorable Reader”, in Pierces Supererogation: or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame., London: […] Iohn Wolfe, page 5:
- […]; in the one, eſteeming Plutarch or Homer as an hundred autors; in the other, valuing Cato or Scipio as a thouſand examples.
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Albanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m
- author
Declension
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) | (një) autor | (disa) autorë | autori | autorët | |
accusative (kallëzore) | (një) autor | (disa) autorë | autorin | autorët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) autori | (disa) autorëve | autorit | autorëvet | |
dative (dhanore) | (një) autori | (disa) autorëve | autorit | autorëvet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) autori | (disa) autorësh | autorit | autorëvet |
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m
- author
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “autor”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m (plural autores)
- author
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əwˈto/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /awˈtoɾ/
Noun
autor m (plural autors, feminine autora)
- author
Derived terms
- coautor
Further reading
- “autor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “autor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “autor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “autor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈau̯tor]
- Hyphenation: au‧tor
Noun
autor m anim (feminine autorka)
- author
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autor | autoři |
genitive | autora | autorů |
dative | autoru, autorovi | autorům |
accusative | autora | autory |
vocative | autore | autoři |
locative | autoru, autorovi | autorech |
instrumental | autorem | autory |
Derived terms
- autorský
- autorův
Related terms
- autorita
- autoritář
- autoritářství
- autoritářský
- autoritativní
- autorizace
- autorizovat
Further reading
- autor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- autor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Galician
Etymology
From Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m (plural autores, feminine autora, feminine plural autoras)
- author
Further reading
- “autor” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Noun
autor (plural autores)
- author
Lombard
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈtuːr/ (Milanese)
Noun
autor m (feminine form autris)
- author
Middle English
Noun
autor
- Alternative form of auctour
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [awˈtu]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m (plural autors, feminine autora, feminine plural autoras)
- author
Etymology 2
From aut + -or.
Alternative forms
- nautor (Languedoc)
- hautor (Gascon)
Noun
autor f (plural autors)
- (Provençal) height
Old French
Alternative forms
- auctor
- auctour
- auctur
- autour
- autur
Etymology
Latin auctor.
Noun
autor m (oblique plural autors, nominative singular autors, nominative plural autor)
- author (writer)
- creator; instigator
Descendants
- French: auteur
References
- auctor on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Etymology and history of “auteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈtur/
Noun
autor m
- author
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Autor, from French auteur, from Middle French autheur, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.tɔr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awtɔr
- Syllabification: au‧tor
Noun
autor m pers (diminutive autorek, feminine autorka)
- author (originator or creator of a work)
- Synonym: twórca
- Hyponyms: pisarz, literat
- originator (originator of some actions)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autor | autorzy |
genitive | autora | autorów |
dative | autorowi | autorom |
accusative | autora | autorów |
instrumental | autorem | autorami |
locative | autorze | autorach |
vocative | autorze | autorzy |
Derived terms
- autorczy
- autorski
- autorsko
- autorstwo
Further reading
- autor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- autor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- auctor, author (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtoʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈtoɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈtoɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈtoʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtoɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈtoɻ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈtoɾ/
- Hyphenation: au‧tor
Noun
autor m (plural autores, feminine autora, feminine plural autoras)
- author
Derived terms
- autoria
Further reading
- “autor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French auteur, or Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.uˈtor/
Noun
autor m (plural autori, feminine equivalent autoare)
- author
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) autor | autorul | (niște) autori | autorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) autor | autorului | (unor) autori | autorilor |
vocative | autorule | autorilor |
Derived terms
- autorlâc
See also
- scriitor
Further reading
- autor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎutor/
- Hyphenation: a‧u‧tor
Noun
àutor m (Cyrillic spelling а̀утор)
- author
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | autor | autori |
genitive | autora | autora |
dative | autoru | autorima |
accusative | autora | autore |
vocative | autore | autori |
locative | autoru | autorima |
instrumental | autorom | autorima |
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈtoɾ/ [au̯ˈt̪oɾ]
Audio (Latin America) (file) - Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: au‧tor
Noun
autor m (plural autores, feminine autora, feminine plural autoras)
- author
Derived terms
- autoría
- autor intelectual
- coautor
- de autor
- derecho de autor
- derechos de autor
- muerte del autor
Related terms
- autoridad
- aumentar
- aumento
Further reading
- “autor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014