"-or" meaning in Latin

See -or in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔr] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *-ōs, from Proto-Indo-European *-ōs, for original *-oss, compound suffix from *(é)-os (athematic) (neuter s-stem) + *-s (masculine nominative). The ō from the nominative case was made common to all cases originally with non-ablauting o (the three exceptions were arbor, mulier and Cerēs). Afterwards nom.sg. -ōr > -or, by Latin sound laws. Thus paradoxically, as in other r-stems (soror, -tor), in the resulting paradigm the one form with a short stem vowel is the only form whose stem was etymologically long. Etymology templates: {{etymid|la|abstract noun}}, {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*-ōs<id:nouns>|id=abstract nouns|pos=suffix}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*-ōs}} Proto-Italic *-ōs, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*-ōs}} Proto-Indo-European *-ōs, {{af|ine-pro|*-os|*-s|alt1=*(é)-os (athematic)|id1=athematic|nocat=1|pos1=neuter s-stem|pos2=masculine nominative}} *(é)-os (athematic) (neuter s-stem) + *-s (masculine nominative) Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-or<3>}} -or m (genitive -ōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-or<3>}} Forms: -ōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -or [nominative, singular], -ōrēs [nominative, plural], -ōris [genitive, singular], -ōrum [genitive, plural], -ōrī [dative, singular], -ōribus [dative, plural], -ōrem [accusative, singular], -ōrēs [accusative, plural], -ōre [ablative, singular], -ōribus [ablative, plural], -or [singular, vocative], -ōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. used to form an abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form Tags: declension-3, masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ēs, -tus
    Sense id: en--or-la-suffix-a7J08ZPT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 29 29
  2. (rare) used to form an abstract noun from an adjective Tags: declension-3, masculine, morpheme, rare Synonyms: -tās, -ēdō, -tūdō
    Sense id: en--or-la-suffix-HqgNTCSY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 29 29 Disambiguation of Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ātor, -tor (alt: -sor)
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ˈɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔr] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -or
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (first conjugation) Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, morpheme, passive, present, singular Form of: -ō (extra: first conjugation)
    Sense id: en--or-la-suffix-Fwbmqc52 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: [ˈɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔr] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -or
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (third conjugation) Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, morpheme, passive, present, singular Form of: -ō (extra: third conjugation)
    Sense id: en--or-la-suffix-UraTbfiL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin suffix forms",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "-or",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "third conjugation",
          "word": "-ō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (third conjugation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ō",
          "-o#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "morpheme",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔr]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-or"
}

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