-or

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Suffix 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 Related terms 2 Croatian 2.1 Suffix 2.2 See also 3 Latin 3.1 Suffix 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Norwegian 4.1 Suffix 4.2 Usage notes 5 Old English 5.1 Alternative forms 5.2 Etymology 1 5.2.1 Suffix 5.2.1.1 Descendants 5.3 Etymology 2 5.3.1 Suffix 5.3.1.1 Declension 6 Old French 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Suffix 7 Swedish 7.1 Suffix

[edit] English

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-or

1. Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.

[edit] Usage notes

English generally appends this suffix where Latin would do it—to the root of a Latin-type perfect passive participle. For other words, English tends to use the suffix -er. Occasionally both are used (computer vs. computor).

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• -ess (feminine form)
• -rix (feminine form)
• -ee (converse form; one who receives from the actor)

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[edit] Croatian

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-or

1. 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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• -ator

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[edit] Latin

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-or, -oris

Third declension

1. Suffix appended generally to the root of a perfect passive participle to create an agent noun indicating a person who does something. The -or suffix is masculine; the feminine form is -rix.

Example:

Verb	amare
Pefect passive participle	amatus
Agent noun (masculine)	amator
Agent noun (feminine)	amatrix

1. Suffix appended to a verb to produce an abstract noun. This form is feminine.

Example:

Verb	amō	timeō
Abstract noun	amor	timor

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• -rix

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[edit] Norwegian

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[-or]

1. A plural marker, used on feminine gender nouns ending with an unstressed -e [-a].

[edit] Usage notes

The -or suffix is a bracket form in Nynorsk whereäs -er is the main form. In Bokmål, -er is the only allowed suffix.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

• -er

[edit] Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *-ar-. Akin to Old High German -ar

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-or (adjectival)

1. suffix forming adjectives from verbs denoting tendency or causation

   slipor "slippery" < slīpan "to slip, glide"

   wacor, waccor "vigilent, watchful" < wacian "to be awake, be watchful"

[edit] Descendants

• English -er

[edit] Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *-áz. Akin to Old Saxon -or, Old High German -ur

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-or m. (noun)

1. Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns

   dōgor "day" (cf dæġ)

   ċeolor "collar, throat" (cf ċeole)

   ealdor "cheiftain, ruler" (cf eald)

   sigor "victory" (cf siġe)

   salor "hall, palace" (cf sele)

   telgor "branch, twig" (cf telga)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	-or	-oras
accusative	-or	-oras
genitive	-ores	-ora
dative	-ore	-orum

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -or

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-or

1. -er, suffix used to form agent nouns

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[edit] Swedish

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-or

1. A plural marker. This marker is the regular plural for common gender nouns ending with an unstressed -a. Such an -a disappears when -or is added. The marker is used, however, with a few other nouns as well.

   docka "doll" - dockor "dolls"

   våg "wave" - vågor "waves"