imitator
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See also: Imitator
English
Alternative forms
- imitatour (obsolete)
Etymology
From French imitateur, derived from Latin imitātor.
Noun
imitator (plural imitators)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
one who imitates another
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
imitātor m (genitive imitātōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | imitātor | imitātōrēs |
| Genitive | imitātōris | imitātōrum |
| Dative | imitātōrī | imitātōribus |
| Accusative | imitātōrem | imitātōrēs |
| Ablative | imitātōre | imitātōribus |
| Vocative | imitātor | imitātōrēs |
Descendants
Verb
imitātor
References
- “imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imitator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorer, definite plural imitatorene)
- an imitator
Related terms
References
- “imitator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “imitator” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorar, definite plural imitatorane)
- an imitator
Related terms
References
- “imitator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English imitator, French imitateur, German Imitator, ultimately from Latin imitātor.
Pronunciation
Noun
imitator m pers (female equivalent imitatorka, related adjective imitatorski)
- imitator, ape, copycat, mimic (person who imitates or apes another)
- Synonyms: naśladowca, naśladownik
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imitator | imitatorowie/imitatorzy/imitatory (deprecative) |
| genitive | imitatora | imitatorów |
| dative | imitatorowi | imitatorom |
| accusative | imitatora | imitatorów |
| instrumental | imitatorem | imitatorami |
| locative | imitatorze | imitatorach |
| vocative | imitatorze | imitatorowie/imitatorzy/imitatory (deprecative) |
Noun
imitator m inan
- simulator (machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes)
- Synonym: symulator
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imitator | imitatory |
| genitive | imitatora | imitatorów |
| dative | imitatorowi | imitatorom |
| accusative | imitator | imitatory |
| instrumental | imitatorem | imitatorami |
| locative | imitatorze | imitatorach |
| vocative | imitatorze | imitatory |
Derived terms
nouns
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
verbs
Further reading
- imitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- imitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French imitateur. Equivalent to imita + -tor.
Noun
imitator m (plural imitatori)
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) imitator | imitatorul | (niște) imitatori | imitatorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) imitator | imitatorului | (unor) imitatori | imitatorilor |
| vocative | imitatorule | imitatorilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
imìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling имѝта̄тор)
Declension
Declension of imitator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imitator | imitatori |
| genitive | imitatora | imitatora |
| dative | imitatoru | imitatorima |
| accusative | imitatora | imitatore |
| vocative | imitatore | imitatori |
| locative | imitatoru | imitatorima |
| instrumental | imitatorom | imitatorima |