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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌktə(ɹ)/ Forms: ductors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ductor, agent noun of duco (“to lead”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ductor}} Latin ductor Head templates: {{en-noun}} ductor (plural ductors)
  1. (obsolete) One who leads. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ductor-en-noun-qcDMZ4R3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. (printing) A device, usually in the form of an oscillating roller, for transferring ink from a source to the ink train rollers in a controlled manner.
    Sense id: en-ductor-en-noun-hvy~ju7t Categories (other): Printing Topics: media, printing, publishing

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈdʊk.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈduk.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ductor From dūcō (“to lead, guide”) + -tor. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|dūcō<t:to lead, guide>|-tor|text=+|title=ductor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ductor [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*doukō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dūcō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ductor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="ductor"> From dūcō (“to lead, guide”) + -tor. Head templates: {{la-noun|ductor<3>}} ductor m (genitive ductōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ductor<3>}} Forms: ductōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ductor [nominative, singular], ductōrēs [nominative, plural], ductōris [genitive, singular], ductōrum [genitive, plural], ductōrī [dative, singular], ductōribus [dative, plural], ductōrem [accusative, singular], ductōrēs [accusative, plural], ductōre [ablative, singular], ductōribus [ablative, plural], ductor [singular, vocative], ductōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. leader; e.g., king, chieftain, prince, etc. Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-ductor-la-noun-ysnW134b Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Leaders Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Leaders: 39 14 48
  2. commander, general Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-ductor-la-noun-WAISvUvO Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Leaders, Military Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Leaders: 39 14 48 Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 0
  3. (figuratively) iron worker (one who draws out) Tags: declension-3, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-ductor-la-noun-ssHRbZny Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Leaders, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 8 5 3 45 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 5 3 2 53 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 12 7 80 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 12 7 80 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 6 7 87 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 84 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 18 8 74 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 6 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 7 80 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 6 83 Disambiguation of Leaders: 39 14 48 Disambiguation of Occupations: 18 25 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: armiductor, ductrix Related terms: dūcō, ductus

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /duɡˈtoɾ/, [d̪uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Forms: ductores [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish ductor (c. 1327), borrowed from Latin ductor. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|ductor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish ductor, {{inh+|es|osp|ductor}} Inherited from Old Spanish ductor, {{der|es|la|ductor}} Latin ductor Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} ductor m (plural ductores)
  1. guide, conductor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ductor-es-noun-ab43aEd~ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. probe (surgical) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ductor-es-noun-v5gLF-s7

Inflected forms

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