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

Noun

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

1. A lover (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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

amātor

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

References

• “amator”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɔr/

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• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor

Noun

amator m pers (feminine amatorka)

1. male aficionado, lover

   Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec

2. male 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

nouns

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

 

adjective

• amatorski

 

adverb

• amatorsko

 

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