ator

See also: -ator, -atör, -átor, and -ător

Old English

Alternative forms

āttor, ǣtor, ǣttor

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą.

Cognate with Old Saxon ettor, Dutch etter (“pus”), Old High German eitar (German Eiter (“pus”)), Old Norse eitr (Swedish etter).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.tor/

Noun

ātor n (nominative plural ātru)

poison, venom

Declension

Declension of ator (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ātor	ātru
accusative	ātor	ātru
genitive	ātres	ātra
dative	ātre	ātrum

Synonyms

lybb
unlybba

Derived terms

ǣtren
ǣtrian
ǣtriġ
ātorbǣre
ātorcoppe
ātorcynn
ātordrinc
ātordrinca
ātorloppe
ātorlīċ
ātornes

Descendants

Middle English: ater, atter
- Scots: attir, atter, etter
- English: atter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

actor (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtoʁ/ [aˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈtoʁ/ [aˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɾ/

Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
Hyphenation: a‧tor

Noun

ator m (plural atores, feminine atriz, feminine plural atrizes)

actor (a person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin āctōrem (“doer”, “actor”).

Noun

ator m (plural atori or aturi, feminine singular atrice)

actor

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