autocrator

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.?

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)?

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)

Proto-Indo-European *kret-

Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek κρᾰτέω (krătéō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Hellenic *-tōr

Ancient Greek -τωρ (-tōr)

Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τωρ (krắtōr)

Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰ́τωρ (autokrắtōr)bor.

Late Latin autocratōrbor.

English autocrator

From Late Latin autocratōr, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκράτωρ (autokrátōr, “emperor”).

Noun

autocrator (plural autocrators)

1. Archaic form of autocrat.

Derived terms

• autocratress

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.?

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)?

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)

Proto-Indo-European *kret-

Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek κρᾰτέω (krătéō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Hellenic *-tōr

Ancient Greek -τωρ (-tōr)

Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τωρ (krắtōr)

Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰ́τωρ (autokrắtōr)bor.

Latin autocratōr

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰ́τωρ (autokrắtōr, “emperor”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈtɔ.kra.toːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈtɔː.kra.tor]

Noun

autocratōr m (genitive autocratōris); third declension

1. (Late Latin) emperor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	autocratōr	autocratōrēs
genitive	autocratōris	autocratōrum
dative	autocratōrī	autocratōribus
accusative	autocratōrem	autocratōrēs
ablative	autocratōre	autocratōribus
vocative	autocratōr	autocratōrēs

References

• autocratōr in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “autŏcrătōr”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Souter, Alexander (1949), “autocratōr”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎^[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 26

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτοκράτωρ (autokrátōr).

Noun

autocrator m (plural autocratori)

1. (dated) autocrat

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	autocrator	autocratorul	autocratori	autocratorii
genitive-dative	autocrator	autocratorului	autocratori	autocratorilor
vocative	autocratorule		autocratorilor