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amator

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See also: amatör, amatør, and amatőr

Ladino

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Noun

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amator m (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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    Verb

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    amātor

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

    Noun

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

    1. a (male) friend
    2. a (male) lover or paramour
      Synonym: amāsius
    3. a (male) lover, in a spiritual sense

    Declension

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    Third-declension noun.

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

    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

    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.
    • amator in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

    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

    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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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative amator amatorul amatori amatorii
    genitive-dative amator amatorului amatori amatorilor
    vocative amatorule amatorilor