sator

See also: sátor and šator

Basque

Etymology

Compound of sat- ‘mouse’ (combining form of sagu) and possibly or ‘dog’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ator/ [s̺a.t̪or]

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• Rhymes: -ator, -or
• Hyphenation: sa‧tor

Noun

sator anim

1. mole (animal)

   Synonym: lobeko

Declension

Declension of sator (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	sator	satorra	satorrak	satorrok
ergative	satorrek	satorrak	satorrek	satorrok
dative	satorri	satorrari	satorrei	satorroi
genitive	satorren	satorraren	satorren	satorron
comitative	satorrekin	satorrarekin	satorrekin	satorrokin
causative	satorrengatik	satorrarengatik	satorrengatik	satorrongatik
benefactive	satorrentzat	satorrarentzat	satorrentzat	satorrontzat
instrumental	satorrez	satorraz	satorrez	satorrotaz
inessive	satorrengan	satorrarengan	satorrengan	satorrongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	satorrengana	satorrarengana	satorrengana	satorrongana
terminative	satorrenganaino	satorrarenganaino	satorrenganaino	satorronganaino
directive	satorrenganantz	satorrarenganantz	satorrenganantz	satorronganantz
destinative	satorrenganako	satorrarenganako	satorrenganako	satorronganako
ablative	satorrengandik	satorrarengandik	satorrengandik	satorrongandik
partitive	satorrik	—	—	—
prolative	satortzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “sator”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “sator”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *sizō

Latin serō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin sator

From serō (“to sow”) + -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.tɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.tor]

Noun

sator m (genitive satōris); third declension

1. sower, planter
2. founder
3. progenitor
4. originator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sator	satōrēs
genitive	satōris	satōrum
dative	satōrī	satōribus
accusative	satōrem	satōrēs
ablative	satōre	satōribus
vocative	sator	satōrēs

References

• “sator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “sator”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Maranao

Etymology

From Malay catur (“chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, “chess”, literally “four-limbed (army)”). Compare Maguindanao satol, Tagalog satol and Tausug sattul.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧tor

Noun

sator

1. chess