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Ladino
Noun
amator m (Hebrew spelling אמאטור)
- amateur
Latin
Etymology
From amō (“love”, verb) + -tor (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
amātor m (genitive amātōris, feminine amātrīx); third declension
- A lover (male).
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
Verb
amātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amō
References
- “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor. First attested in 1728.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.tɔr/
- Rhymes: -atɔr
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor
Noun
amator m pers (female equivalent amatorka)
- amateur, dilettante, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity without pay)
- Synonyms: dyletant, hobbysta, laik, profan
- Antonyms: profesjonalista, weteran, hobbysta, zawodowiec
- amateur, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity for their own pleasure)
- Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec
- person interested in purchasing something
Declension
Derived terms
Collocations
References
- “amator”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego , 2022
Further reading
- amator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- amator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 29
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur.
Noun
amator m (plural amatori, feminine equivalent amatoare)
- amateur
Declension