Autor
See also: autor
German
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editEtymology
editFrom New Latin autor, from Latin auctor.[1] See there for more. Compare English author, French auteur.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAutor m (mixed or weak, genitive Autors or (rare, proscribed) Autoren, plural Autoren, feminine Autorin)
- author [since 2nd half of 15th c.][1]
- Synonyms: Urheber, Verfasser, Schriftsteller
- Antonym: Plagiator
Declension
editDeclension of Autor [masculine, mixed // weak]
Related terms
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editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Autor”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN