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[edit] English

Most common English words: simply « terrible « Tom « #858: author » authority » pleasant » forget

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“‘to increase, originate’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˈɔːθə/
(GenAm) IPA: /ˈɔːθɚ/
Audio (US)^{help, file}

Rhymes: -ɔːθə(r)

[edit] Noun

Singular
author

Plural
authors

author (plural authors)

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A source of information.

[edit] Synonyms

(creator of a work): creator, artist; subcreator, fabulator; writer

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Translations

originator or creator of a work

Armenian: հեղինակ (heġinak)
Breton: aozer
Bulgarian: автор bg(bg), творец bg(bg)
Chechen: яздархо
Croatian: àutor hr(hr) m., àutorica hr(hr) f.
Czech: autor cs(cs) m.
Dutch: auteur m., schrijver m. (especially literary), schrijfster f. (especially literary)
Esperanto: verkinto eo(eo), aŭtoro eo(eo)
Finnish: tekijä fi(fi), kirjoittaja fi(fi)
French: auteur fr(fr) m.
German: Autor de(de) m., Autorin de(de) f.
Greek: συγγραφέας el(el) (singraféas) m. and f., δημιουργός el(el) (δimiourgós) m. and f.
Hindi: लेखक (lekhak) m./लेखिका (lekhika) f.

Hungarian: szerző hu(hu)
Icelandic: höfundur is(is) m., rithöfundur is(is) m.
Italian: autore it(it) m., autrice it(it) f.
Japanese: 著者 ja(ja) (chosha), 作家 ja(ja) (sakka), 作者 ja(ja) (sakusha)
Korean: 저자 ko(ko) (jeoja), 작가 ko(ko) (jakga)
Lao: ນັກປະພັນ lo(lo) (nak pa-phan)
Lithuanian: autorius lt(lt) m., autorė lt(lt) f.
Marathi: लेखक (lekhak) m./लेखिका (lekhika) f.
Polish: autor pl(pl) m., autorka pl(pl) f.
Russian: автор ru(ru) (ávtor) m.
Scottish Gaelic: ùghdar gd(gd) m.
Slovene: avtor m., avtorica f.
Spanish: autor es(es)
Swedish: (literature) författare sv(sv) c.
Turkish: yazar (writer)

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Albanian: autor m., autore f.
Arabic: موءلّف (mū’allif)
Chinese: 作者
Danish: forfatter
Ewe: nuŋlɔla
Esperanto: aŭtoro
Greek: συγγραφέας m. & f., αυθέντης m.
Hebrew: מחבר (mekhaber) m, מחברת (mekhaberet) f.
Indonesian: pengarang, penulis

Kurdish: نوسه‌ر
Latin: auctor m.
Maltese: awtur m., awtriċi f., kittieb m., kittieba f.
Persian: نویسنده (nevisandeh)
Slovak: autor m., autorka f.
Spanish: autor m., autora f.
Telugu: రచయిత (rachayita) m., రచయిత్రి (rachayitri) f.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to author

Third person singular
authors

Simple past
authored

Past participle
authored

Present participle
authoring

to author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored)

(chiefly US) To create a work as its author.

[edit] Translations

to create a work as its author

Esperanto: aŭtori eo(eo), verki eo(eo)
Finnish: luoda fi(fi), tehdä fi(fi), kirjoittaa fi(fi)
French: écrire fr(fr), créer fr(fr)

Greek: συγγράφω el(el)
Japanese: 著す ja(ja) (arawasu)
Swedish: författa sv(sv)

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