castor

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle French castor, from Old French castor (beaver), from Latin castor (beaver), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr), from Doric Greek κάστον (káston, wood).

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castor (countable and uncountable, plural castors)

  1. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
  2. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
  3. Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.
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Etymology 2

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Named from Greek mythology; see Castor and Pollux. The name pollux was given to another mineral with which it was always found.

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castor (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of petalite found in Elba.
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Etymology 3

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Alternative spelling of caster, via cast +‎ -or (the Latinate varient of -er).

Noun

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castor (plural castors)

  1. (especially UK) Alternative spelling of caster, especially in its senses
    1. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
    2. A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
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References

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castor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Asturian

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Noun

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castor m (plural castores)

  1. beaver

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin castŏrem.

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castor m (plural castors)

  1. beaver

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French

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castor

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Inherited from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, borrowed from Latin castor, itself from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr). Though borrowed into French early on, the word remained a more learned term at first, while bièvre was the popular synonym.

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castor m (plural castors)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)
    Synonym: (archaic) bièvre

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin castor (beaver).

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castor m (plural castores)

  1. beaver
    Synonym: befre

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr), from Doric Greek κάστον (káston, wood). See also Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, musk).

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Noun

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castor m (genitive castoris); third declension

  1. beaver

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative castor castorēs
Genitive castoris castorum
Dative castorī castoribus
Accusative castorem castorēs
Ablative castore castoribus
Vocative castor castorēs

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  • Catalan: castor
  • Old French: castor
  • Friulian: castôr
  • Galician: castor
  • Italian: castoro
  • Portuguese: castor
  • Romanian: castor
  • Spanish: castor

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References

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  • castor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • castor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • castor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • castor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • castor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • castor”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French castor, from Latin castor (beaver).

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castor m (plural castors)

  1. (Jersey) beaver

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin castōrem (beaver), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr).

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  • Hyphenation: cas‧tor

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castor m (plural castores)

  1. beaver
  2. fur of a beaver
  3. castor (a hat made from the fur of the beaver)

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Romanian

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Castori

Etymology

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Borrowed from French castor and its source, Latin castor, from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr).

Noun

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castor m (plural castori)

  1. beaver
    Synonyms: breb (European beaver); (less common) biber

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin castor (beaver).

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Noun

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castor m (plural castores)

  1. beaver

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