-tore

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Albanian

Etymology

From -tor +‎ -e.

Suffix

-tore f (indefinite plural -tore, definite singular -torja, masculine equivalent -tor)

  1. -er

Derived terms

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -tōrem, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s. Cognate to French -eur, -teur, Spanish -dor, Sicilian -turi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: -tó‧re

Suffix

-tore (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -trice, masculine plural -tori, feminine plural -trici) or
-tore m (noun-forming suffix, plural -tori, feminine -trice)

  1. added to verbs to form masculine nouns and adjectives from verbs with the sense of "person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, or having"; -er; -or
    comprare (to buy) + ‎-tore → ‎compratore (buyer)
    vibrare (to vibrate) + ‎-tore → ‎vibratore (vibrator)
    giocare (to play) + ‎-tore → ‎giocatore (player)

Derived terms

See also

  • -sore (used with verbs ending in -dere)

Anagrams

Latin

Suffix

-tōre

  1. ablative singular of -tor

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tōrem.

Prefix

-tore

  1. agentive suffix

Derived terms