"-ator" meaning in Latin

See -ator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈaː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.tor] (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: {{etymon|la|:from|la:-tor<id:agent nouns>|id=agent nouns}}, {{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 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Latin rebracketings: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ˈaː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.tor] (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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      "lang_code": "no",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-ator"
    },
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          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "-adóir"
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      "lang_code": "sga",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-atóir"
    },
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          "lang": "Cornish",
          "lang_code": "kw",
          "word": "-ador"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "word": "-awdwr"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Brythonic",
      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "*-ọdr"
    }
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      "args": {
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    }
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ātōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ātōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrēs",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "2": "suffix form",
        "head": "-ātor"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ātor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin rebracketings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "gladius (“sword”) + -ātor → gladiātor (“gladiator”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "malleus (“hammer”) + -ātor → malleātor (“hammerer”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er"
      ],
      "id": "en--ator-la-suffix-S5sO~udi",
      "links": [
        [
          "-tor",
          "-tor#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "agent nouns",
          "agent noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ator",
          "-ator#English"
        ],
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-or"
        },
        {
          "alt": "-sor",
          "word": "-tor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaː.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ator"
}

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    }
  ],
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      },
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        }
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      ],
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          "-ō",
          "-o#Latin"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ator"
}
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    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin rebracketings",
    "Latin suffix forms",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "lang_code": "no",
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "-adóir"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-atóir"
    },
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          "lang": "Cornish",
          "lang_code": "kw",
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          "lang": "Welsh",
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          "word": "-awdwr"
        }
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        "borrowed"
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
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      "form": "-ātor",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ātōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ātōribus",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ātor",
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    },
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      "form": "-ātōrēs",
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      },
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "-or"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-sor",
      "word": "-tor"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "text": "gladius (“sword”) + -ātor → gladiātor (“gladiator”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "malleus (“hammer”) + -ātor → malleātor (“hammerer”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er"
      ],
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        [
          "-tor",
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        ],
        [
          "agent nouns",
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        ],
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          "-ator",
          "-ator#English"
        ],
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          "-er",
          "-er"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈaː.tɔr]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ator"
}

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    }
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}

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