amator

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See also: amatör, amatør, and amatőr

Ladino

Noun

amator m (Hebrew spelling אמאטור)

  1. amateur

Latin

Etymology

From amō (love, verb) +‎ -tor (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

amātor m (genitive amātōris, feminine amātrīx); third declension

  1. A lover (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative amātor amātōrēs
genitive amātōris amātōrum
dative amātōrī amātōribus
accusative amātōrem amātōrēs
ablative amātōre amātōribus
vocative amātor amātōrēs

Descendants

  • Catalan: amador
  • French: amateur (see there for further descendants)
  • Italian: amatore
  • Old French: ameor
  • Portuguese: amador
  • Romanian: amator
  • Spanish: amador

Verb

amātor

  1. 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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor

Noun

amator m pers (female equivalent amatorka)

  1. amateur, dilettante, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity without pay)
    Synonyms: dyletant, hobbysta, laik, profan
    Antonyms: profesjonalista, weteran, hobbysta, zawodowiec
  2. amateur, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity for their own pleasure)
    Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec
  3. person interested in purchasing something

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb

Collocations

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “amator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Krystyna Siekierska (10.01.2019) “AMATOR”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku
  • amator”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego , 2022

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French amateur.

Noun

amator m (plural amatori, feminine equivalent amatoare)

  1. amateur

Declension

Declension of amator
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative amator amatorul amatori amatorii
genitive-dative amator amatorului amatori amatorilor
vocative amatorule amatorilor