escritor

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scriptor, scriptōrem.

Noun

escritor m (plural escritores)

1. writer

Related terms

• escribir

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin scriptor, scriptōrem.

Noun

escritor m (plural escritores, feminine escritora, feminine plural escritoras)

1. writer

Related terms

• escribir
• escritorio
• escritura

Further reading

• “escritor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• escriptor (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escriptor, from Latin scriptor, scriptōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [is.kɾiˈtoh], /es.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [es.kɾiˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [is.kɾiˈtoh], /es.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [es.kɾiˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.kɾiˈtoɾ/, /es.kɾiˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [iʃ.kɾiˈtoχ], /eʃ.kɾiˈtoʁ/ [eʃ.kɾiˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kɾiˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɾiˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɾiˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɾiˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tor

Noun

escritor m (plural escritores, feminine escritora, feminine plural escritoras)

1. writer

Related terms

• escrever
• escrita

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scriptor, scriptōrem. Equivalent to escrito +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɾiˈtoɾ/ [es.kɾiˈt̪oɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: es‧cri‧tor

Noun

escritor m (plural escritores, feminine escritora, feminine plural escritoras)

1. writer

Related terms

• escribir
• escritorio
• escritura

 

See also

• autor

Further reading

• “escritor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28