dator

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also Latin dō). Cognates include Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr) and Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tar-).

Noun

dator (genitive datōris); m, third declension

1. Someone who gives; a giver, donor or patron

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dator	datōrēs
genitive	datōris	datōrum
dative	datōrī	datōribus
accusative	datōrem	datōrēs
ablative	datōre	datōribus
vocative	dator	datōrēs

Verb

dator

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of dō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of dō

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• datoriu

Etymology

From Latin root *dēbitōrius for dēbitor (“debtor”), ultimately from dēbitum (“debt”), from dēbeō (“to owe”); influenced by the verb da (“to give”).

Adjective

dator ^{3 nom/acc forms}

1. indebted (to)
2. obliged (to)
3. owing money

Declension

declension of dator

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	dator		datoare	datori	datoare
	definite	datorul		datoarea	datorii	datoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	dator		datoare	datori	datoare
	definite	datorului		datoarei	datorilor	datoarelor

Related terms

• datorie

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Swedish

Etymology

Proposed in 1968 by professor Börje Langefors, as a parallel to doktor and traktor, based on data. Earlier Swedish words for computer were kalkylator, matematikmaskin, elektronhjärna and datamaskin, the later often colloquially abbreviated to data.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

dator c

1. a computer, a data processing machine
2. indefinite plural of data

Declension

Declension of dator

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dator	datorn	datorer	datorerna
genitive	dators	datorns	datorers	datorernas

Usage notes

• The somewhat common synonym data is usually considered incorrect.

Synonyms

• datamaskin (rare)