escultor

See also: Escultor

Catalan

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin sculptōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [əs.kulˈtu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [əs.kulˈto]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kulˈtoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [es.kulˈto]
• Hyphenation: es‧cul‧tor

Noun

escultor m (plural escultors, feminine escultora, feminine plural escultores)

1. sculptor

Derived terms

• escultòric

Related terms

• escultura

Further reading

• “escultor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “escultor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “escultor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “escultor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sculptor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskulˈtoɾ/ [es̺.kul̪ˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Hyphenation: es‧cul‧tor

Noun

escultor m (plural escultores, feminine escultora, feminine plural escultoras)

1. sculptor

Related terms

• escultura

Further reading

• “escultor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Latin scalpō

Latin exsculpōbf.

Latin sculpō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin sculptorbor.

Portuguese escultor

Borrowed from Latin sculptor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kuwˈtoʁ/ [is.kuʊ̯ˈtoh], /es.kuwˈtoʁ/ [es.kuʊ̯ˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kuwˈtoʁ/ [is.kuʊ̯ˈtoh], /es.kuwˈtoʁ/ [es.kuʊ̯ˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.kuwˈtoɾ/ [is.kuʊ̯ˈtoɾ], /es.kuwˈtoɾ/ [es.kuʊ̯ˈtoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kuwˈtoʁ/ [iʃ.kuʊ̯ˈtoχ], /eʃ.kuwˈtoʁ/ [eʃ.kuʊ̯ˈtoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.kuwˈtoɻ/ [is.kuʊ̯ˈtoɻ], /es.kuwˈtoɻ/ [es.kuʊ̯ˈtoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kulˈtoɾ/ [(i)ʃ.kuɫˈtoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kulˈtoɾ/ [(i)ʃ.kuɫˈtoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kulˈto.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.kuɫˈto.ɾi]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: es‧cul‧tor

Noun

escultor m (plural escultores, feminine escultora, feminine plural escultoras)

1. sculptor (person who creates sculptures)

Related terms

• escultura

Further reading

• “escultor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “escultor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sculptor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskulˈtoɾ/ [es.kul̪ˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: es‧cul‧tor

Noun

escultor m (plural escultores, feminine escultora, feminine plural escultoras)

1. sculptor

Related terms

• escultura

Further reading

• “escultor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025