"-ator" meaning in Latin

See -ator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈaː.tor/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäːt̪ɔr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈa.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːt̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: By rebracketing of words formed from first conjugation verbs, such as cūrātor (cūrāre + -tor), where -ā- is part of the stem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|rebracketing}} rebracketing Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-ātor}} -ātor Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-ātor<3>}} Forms: -ātor [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ātor [nominative, singular], -ātōrēs [nominative, plural], -ātōris [genitive, singular], -ātōrum [genitive, plural], -ātōrī [dative, singular], -ātōribus [dative, plural], -ātōrem [accusative, singular], -ātōrēs [accusative, plural], -ātōre [ablative, singular], -ātōribus [ablative, plural], -ātor [singular, vocative], -ātōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er Tags: morpheme Related terms: -or, -tor (alt: -sor)
    Sense id: en--ator-la-suffix-S5sO~udi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin rebracketings, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin rebracketings: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ˈaː.tor/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäːt̪ɔr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈa.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːt̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -ātor [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-ātor}} -ātor
  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of -ō (first conjugation) Tags: form-of, future, imperative, morpheme, passive, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: -ō (extra: first conjugation)
    Sense id: en--ator-la-suffix-mbMzw9YE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "text": "gladius (“sword”) + -ātor → gladiātor (“gladiator”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "malleus (“hammer”) + -ātor → malleātor (“hammerer”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "-ator",
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          "-er",
          "-er"
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          "word": "-or"
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːt̪ɔr]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.tor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːt̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        {
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.tor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːt̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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