-or
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[edit] English
[edit] Suffix
-or
- 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
terms derived using -or
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[edit] Croatian
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-or
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin.
[edit] See also
[edit] Latin
[edit] Suffix
-or, -oris
- 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 |
- 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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[edit] Norwegian
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[-or]
- 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.
[edit] Old English
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[edit] Etymology 1
Proto-Germanic *-ar-. Akin to Old High German -ar
[edit] Suffix
-or (adjectival)
- suffix forming adjectives from verbs denoting tendency or causation
[edit] Descendants
- English -er
[edit] Etymology 2
Proto-Germanic *-áz. Akin to Old Saxon -or, Old High German -ur
[edit] Suffix
-or m. (noun)
- Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -or | -oras |
| accusative | -or | -oras |
| genitive | -ores | -ora |
| dative | -ore | -orum |
[edit] Old French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Suffix
-or
- -er, suffix used to form agent nouns
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Suffix
-or