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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ātor, from -tor added to verbs in -āre. Influenced by French -ateur, itself a borrowing from the same Latin suffix.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-а́тор • (-átor)
- Suffix used to form agent nouns (both animate and inanimate) from verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ): -ator, -er
- декори́ровать (dekorírovatʹ, “to decorate”) + -а́тор (-átor) → декора́тор (dekorátor, “decorator”)
- эксплуати́ровать (ekspluatírovatʹ, “to exploit”) + -а́тор (-átor) → эксплуата́тор (ekspluatátor, “exploiter”)
- экзаменова́ть (ekzamenovátʹ, “to test (with an exam)”) + -а́тор (-átor) → экзамена́тор (ekzamenátor, “examiner, tester (someone who administers an exam)”)
Usage notes
- This suffix is added to verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ), and replaces these suffixes. Most (but not all) such verbs are derived from foreign words, especially words of Latin origin.
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-атор (Latin spelling -ator)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin.
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