amator

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See also: amatör, amatør, and amatőr

Ladino

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Noun

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amator m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמאטור)

  1. amateur

Latin

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Etymology

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From amō (love, verb) +‎ -tor (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. A lover (male).

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amātor amātōrēs
Genitive amātōris amātōrum
Dative amātōrī amātōribus
Accusative amātōrem amātōrēs
Ablative amātōre amātōribus
Vocative amātor amātōrēs
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Descendants

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

Verb

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amātor

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

References

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  • 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.

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French amateur,[1] from Latin amātor.[2] First attested in 1728.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈma.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor

Noun

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amator m pers (female equivalent amatorka)

  1. amateur, dilettante, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity without pay)
    Synonyms: dyletant, hobbysta, laik, profan
    Antonyms: profesjonalista, weteran, hobbysta, zawodowiec
  2. amateur, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity for their own pleasure)
    Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec
  3. person interested in purchasing something

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
adverb
nouns

Collocations

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References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “amator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Krystyna Siekierska (10.01.2019) “AMATOR”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • amator”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French amateur.

Noun

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amator m (plural amatori, feminine equivalent amatoare)

  1. amateur

Declension

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