Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 98160 6921365 2009-07-02T23:31:25Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations {{wikipedia|dab=spectator}} ==English== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|la}} {{term|spectator|spectātor|lang=la}}, from [[frequentative]] verb {{term|specto|spectō|watch|lang=la}}, from {{term|specio|speciō|look at|lang=la}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|UK}} {{enPR|spĕk.tāʹtə}}, {{IPA|/spɛkˈteɪtə/}}, {{SAMPA|/spEk"teIt@/}} * {{a|US}} {{enPR|spĕkʹtā.tər}}, {{IPA|/ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/"spEkteIt@`/}} * {{audio|En-us-spectator.ogg|audio (US)}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # One who observes an [[event]]; an [[observer]]. #: ''The cheering '''spectators''' watched the fireworks.'' ====Derived terms==== * [[spectate]] * [[spectatorship]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|observer}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|toeschouwer|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|katsoja}} * French: {{t+|fr|spectateur}} * German: {{t+|de|Zuschauer|m}} * Greek: {{t+|el|θεατής|m|tr=theatís|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|megfigyelő}} * Italian: {{t-|it|spettatore}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[観客]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|зритель|f|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|espectador}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|mshabiki}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|åskådare}} * Traditional Chinese: [[觀察的人]] {{trans-bottom}} ---- ==Latin== ===Etymology=== Latin agent noun from perfect passive participle {{term|spectatus|spectātus|lang=la}}, from [[frequentative]] form {{term|specto|spectō|watch|lang=la}} < {{term|specio|speciō|look at|lang=la}}. ===Noun=== {{la-noun|spectātor|spectatoris|spectātōris|m|third}} # [[spectator]], [[watcher]] ====Inflection==== {{la-decl-3rd|spectator|spectātor|spectatoris|spectātōris}} ====Related terms==== * [[specio|speciō]] * [[specto|spectō]] * [[spectus]] ====Descendants==== * English: [[#English|spectator]] [[el:spectator]] [[fr:spectator]] [[gl:spectator]] [[ko:spectator]] [[io:spectator]] [[id:spectator]] [[it:spectator]] [[hu:spectator]] [[pl:spectator]] [[ru:spectator]] [[fi:spectator]] [[ta:spectator]] [[te:spectator]] [[vi:spectator]] [[zh:spectator]]