castor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Galician 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 4.1.2 Descendants 4.2 See also 5 Portuguese 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• caster

[edit] Etymology

From Latin castor (“‘beaver’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)
• Homonyms: caster

[edit] Noun

castor (plural castors)

1. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
2. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
3. A caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor).

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• castor bean
• castor oil

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin castor (“‘beaver’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Homophones: castors

[edit] Noun

castor m. (plural castors)

1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin castor (“‘beaver’”).

[edit] Noun

castor m. (plural castores)

1. beaver

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

castor (genitive castoris); m, third declension

1. A beaver.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	castor	castorēs
genitive	castoris	castorum
dative	castorī	castoribus
accusative	castorem	castorēs
ablative	castore	castoribus
vocative	castor	castorēs

[edit] Descendants

English: castor French: castor Galician: castor Italian: castoro

Portuguese: castor Romanian: castor Spanish: castor

[edit] See also

• Castor

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin castor (“‘beaver’”).

[edit] Noun

castor m.

1. beaver.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin castor (“‘beaver’”).

[edit] Noun

castor m. (plural castores)

1. beaver