-tor

See also tor, Tor, TOR, tör, tør, tőr, and tor-

Latin

Alternative forms

• -sor

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tōr. The variant -sor came into being when -tōr- was attached to stems with final d or t. Cognate to the Ancient Greek suffixes -τωρ (tōr) as in δώτωρ (dōtōr) and -τήρ (tēr) as in δοτήρ (dotēr). Cognate to the Latin suffix -trum (from *tr-o-m which has a zero-grade ablaut between t and r). While -tor creates agent nouns, -trum creates instrument nouns. Example: arātor (“ploughman”) — arātrum (“plough”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /-.tor/

Suffix

-tor m (genitive -tōris); third declension

1. -er; used to form a masculine agent noun

Usage notes

The suffix -tor is added to a verb to create a third-declension masculine form of an agent noun.

Examples:

cantor (“male singer”); masculine counterpart of cantrīx (“female singer”), from canō (“I sing”)

tōnsōr (“male hair cutter”); masculine counterpart of tōnstrīx (“female hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear, shave”)

quadrātor (“stonecutter”), from quadrō (“I make square”)

The suffix -tor occasionally is added to a noun to create an agent noun.

Examples:

gladiātōr (“gladiator”), from gladius (“sword”)

malleātōr (“hammerer”), from malleus (“hammer”)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	-tor	-tōrēs
genitive	-tōris	-tōrum
dative	-tōrī	-tōribus
accusative	-tōrem	-tōrēs
ablative	-tōre	-tōribus
vocative	-tor	-tōrēs

Related terms

• -trīx

Descendants

Catalan: -dor English: -or French: -teur Italian: -tore

Portuguese: -dor Romanian: -tor Spanish: -dor

See also

• Category:Latin words suffixed with -tor

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin -tor, with some neologisms based off French -teur.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tor]

Suffix

-tor m sg n sg (m plural -tori, f singular, f & n plural -toare)

1. -er (used to form nouns from verbs)

   băutor - drinker

   călător - traveler

Etymology 2

From Latin -torius.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• -ător

Suffix

-tor

1. -ing (used to form adjectives from verbs)

   uimitor - amazing

   strălucitor - shining

See also

• -ar