ator

See also: -ator, -atör, -átor, and -ător

Old English

Alternative forms

• āttor, ǣtor, ǣttor

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą.

Cognate with Old Saxon ettor, Dutch etter (“pus”), Old High German eitar (German Eiter (“pus”)), Old Norse eitr (Swedish etter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.tor/

Noun

ātor n (nominative plural ātru)

1. poison, venom

Declension

Declension of ator (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ātor	ātru
accusative	ātor	ātru
genitive	ātres	ātra
dative	ātre	ātrum

Synonyms

• lybb
• unlybba

Derived terms

• ǣtren
• ǣtrian
• ǣtriġ
• ātorbǣre
• ātorcoppe
• ātorcynn
• ātordrinc
• ātordrinca
• ātorloppe
• ātorlīċ
• ātornes

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ater, atter
  • Scots: attir, atter, etter
  • English: atter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• actor (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtoʁ/ [aˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtoʁ/ [aˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈtoʁ/ [aˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈtoɾ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: a‧tor

Noun

ator m (plural atores, feminine atriz, feminine plural atrizes)

1. actor (a person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin āctōrem (“doer”, “actor”).

Noun

ator m (plural atori or aturi, feminine singular atrice)

1. actor