"author" meaning in Latin

See author in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈau̯.tʰor/ [Classical], [ˈäu̯t̪ʰɔr] [Classical], /ˈau̯.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːu̯t̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Late variant of auctor and author under influence of descendants such as English author. Etymology templates: {{m|la|auctor}} auctor, {{m|la|author}} author, {{m|en|author}} author Head templates: {{la-noun|author<3>}} author m (genitive authōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|author<3>}} Forms: authōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], author [nominative, singular], authōrēs [nominative, plural], authōris [genitive, singular], authōrum [genitive, plural], authōrī [dative, singular], authōribus [dative, plural], authōrem [accusative, singular], authōrēs [accusative, plural], authōre [ablative, singular], authōribus [ablative, plural], author [singular, vocative], authōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin, proscribed) Alternative form of auctor: source, creator, vendor, author, artist. Tags: New-Latin, alt-of, alternative, declension-3, masculine, proscribed Alternative form of: auctor (extra: source, creator, vendor, author, artist) Categories (topical): Art, Business, Occupations, People, Writing

Inflected forms

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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "New Latin",
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          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Art",
          "orig": "la:Art",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "la:Occupations",
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        "Alternative form of auctor: source, creator, vendor, author, artist."
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        [
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          "creator",
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        [
          "vendor",
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        ],
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          "author",
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        "(New Latin, proscribed) Alternative form of auctor: source, creator, vendor, author, artist."
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈäu̯t̪ʰɔr]",
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        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈau̯.tor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäːu̯t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "authōrī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "authōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "authōrem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "authōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "authōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "authōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "author",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "authōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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      "name": "la-noun"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "auctor"
        }
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin proscribed terms",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "New Latin",
        "la:Art",
        "la:Business",
        "la:Occupations",
        "la:People",
        "la:Writing"
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        "Alternative form of auctor: source, creator, vendor, author, artist."
      ],
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        ],
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          "source",
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        [
          "creator",
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        [
          "vendor",
          "vendor"
        ],
        [
          "author",
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        "(New Latin, proscribed) Alternative form of auctor: source, creator, vendor, author, artist."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈau̯.tʰor/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäu̯t̪ʰɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈau̯.tor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäːu̯t̪or]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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