amator

See also: amatör, amatőr, and amatør

Ladino

Noun

amator m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמאטור)

1. amateur

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Latin

Etymology

amō (“I love”) +‎ -tor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.tor/, [äˈmäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.tor/, [äˈmäːt̪or]

Noun

amātor m (genitive amātōris, feminine amātrīx); third declension

1. A lover (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	amātor	amātōrēs
genitive	amātōris	amātōrum
dative	amātōrī	amātōribus
accusative	amātōrem	amātōrēs
ablative	amātōre	amātōribus
vocative	amātor	amātōrēs

Related terms

• amō

Descendants

• Catalan: amador
• → French: amateur (see there for further descendants)
• Italian: amatore
• Old French: ameor
• → Polish: amator
• Portuguese: amador
• Romanian: amator
• Spanish: amador

Verb

(deprecated template usage) amātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amō

References

• “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amātor.

Noun

amator m pers (female equivalent amatorka)

1. aficionado, lover

   Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec

2. amateur, dilettante, hobbyist

   Synonyms: dyletant, hobbysta, laik, profan

   Antonyms: profesjonalista, weteran, hobbysta, zawodowiec

Declension

Declension of amator

	singular	plural
nominative	amator	amatorzy/amatorowie
genitive	amatora	amatorów
dative	amatorowi	amatorom
accusative	amatora	amatorów
instrumental	amatorem	amatorami
locative	amatorze	amatorach
vocative	amatorze	amatorzy/amatorowie

Derived terms

adjective

• amatorski

 

adverb

• amatorsko

 

nouns

• amator cudzej własności
• amator kwaśnych jabłek
• amatorskość
• amatorstwo
• amatorszczyzna

 

phrases

• każda potwora znajdzie amatora
• każda potwora znajdzie swego amatora
• każda potwora znajdzie swojego amatora

 

Further reading

• amator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From French amateur.

Noun

amator m (plural amatori)

1. amateur

Declension

Declension of amator

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) amator	amatorul	(niște) amatori	amatorii
genitive/dative	(unui) amator	amatorului	(unor) amatori	amatorilor
vocative	amatorule		amatorilor