Jump to content

Autor

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: autor

German

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

    From New Latin autor, from Latin auctor.[1] See there for more. Compare English author, French auteur.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    [edit]

    Autor m (mixed or weak, genitive Autors or (rare, proscribed) Autoren, plural Autoren, feminine Autorin)

    1. author [since 2nd half of 15th c.][1]
      Synonyms: Urheber, Verfasser, Schriftsteller
      Antonym: Plagiator

    Declension

    [edit]
    [edit]

    Descendants

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. 1.0 1.1 Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Autor”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

    Further reading

    [edit]
    • Autor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • Autor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Autor” in Duden online