introductor
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin introductor.
Noun edit
introductor (plural introductors)
- (obsolete) Someone who introduces someone or something.
- 1771, The Monthly Review, volume 43, page 340:
- The models, therefore, they copy after, are usually fetched from other countries; and they are very desirous of being thought the introductors of any improvements derived from abroad.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From intrōdūcō (“lead in, introduce”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.troːˈduk.tor/, [ɪn̪t̪roːˈd̪ʊkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.troˈduk.tor/, [in̪t̪roˈd̪ukt̪or]
Noun edit
intrōductor m (genitive intrōductōris); third declension
- an introducer
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | intrōductor | intrōductōrēs |
Genitive | intrōductōris | intrōductōrum |
Dative | intrōductōrī | intrōductōribus |
Accusative | intrōductōrem | intrōductōrēs |
Ablative | intrōductōre | intrōductōribus |
Vocative | intrōductor | intrōductōrēs |
References edit
- “introductor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- introductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French introducteur.
Noun edit
introductor m (plural introductori)
Declension edit
Declension of introductor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) introductor | introductorul | (niște) introductori | introductorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) introductor | introductorului | (unor) introductori | introductorilor |
vocative | introductorule | introductorilor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin intrōductor.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
introductor (feminine introductora, masculine plural introductores, feminine plural introductoras)
Noun edit
introductor m (plural introductores, feminine introductora, feminine plural introductoras)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “introductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014