reformator

See also: Reformator and reformátor

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin reformātor.

Noun

reformator

1. reformer

Declension

Declension of reformator

nominative	reformator
genitive	reformatornıñ
dative	reformatorğa
accusative	reformatornı
locative	reformatorda
ablative	reformatordan

Synonyms

• islâatçı (more common than reformator)

Adjective

reformator

1. reformatory

Synonyms

• islâatçı (more common than reformator)

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin reformātor. Equivalent to reformeren +‎ -ator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌreː.fɔrˈmaː.tɔr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: re‧for‧ma‧tor

Noun

reformator m (plural reformatoren or reformators, diminutive reformatortje n)

1. (chiefly Christianity) a religious reformer, especially one associated with the Reformation or the Tridentine reforms
2. (uncommon) a reformer in non-religious matters

Synonyms

• hervormer

Derived terms

• reformatorisch

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /re.foːrˈmaː.tor/, [rɛfoːrˈmäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.forˈma.tor/, [reforˈmäːt̪or]

Etymology 1

From refōrmō +‎ -tor.

Noun

refōrmātor m (genitive refōrmātōris); third declension

1. reformer, renewer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	refōrmātor	refōrmātōrēs
Genitive	refōrmātōris	refōrmātōrum
Dative	refōrmātōrī	refōrmātōribus
Accusative	refōrmātōrem	refōrmātōrēs
Ablative	refōrmātōre	refōrmātōribus
Vocative	refōrmātor	refōrmātōrēs

Descendants

• → Dutch: reformator
• → French: réformateur
  • → Polish: reformator
  • → Romanian: reformator
• → German: Reformator
• → Hungarian: reformátor

Etymology 2

Inflected form of refōrmō.

Verb

refōrmātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of refōrmō

References

• “reformator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• reformator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• reformator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Latin reformātor; compare with German Reformator.

Noun

reformator m (definite singular reformatoren, indefinite plural reformatorer, definite plural reformatorene)

1. reformer (a person who introduces reforms)

References

• “reformator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Latin reformātor.

Noun

reformator m (definite singular reformatoren, indefinite plural reformatorar, definite plural reformatorane)

1. reformer (a person who introduces reforms)

References

• “reformator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French réformateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛ.fɔrˈma.tɔr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: re‧for‧ma‧tor

Noun

reformator m pers (female equivalent reformatorka, related adjective reformatorski)

1. reformer (one who reforms, or who works for reform)

Declension

Declension of reformator

	singular	plural
nominative	reformator	reformatorzy/reformatory (deprecative)
genitive	reformatora	reformatorów
dative	reformatorowi	reformatorom
accusative	reformatora	reformatorów
instrumental	reformatorem	reformatorami
locative	reformatorze	reformatorach
vocative	reformatorze	reformatorzy

Derived terms

noun

• reformatorstwo

 

Related terms

adjectives

• reformacki
• reformacyjny
• reformistyczny
• reformowalny
• reformowany

 

adverbs

• reformatorsko

 

nouns

• reforma
• reformacja
• reformat
• reformatorskość
• reforming
• reformista
• reformistka
• reformizm
• reformowalność

 

verbs

• reformować impf
• zreformować pf

 

Further reading

• reformator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• reformator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French réformateur, from Latin reformātor. Equivalent to reforma +‎ -tor.

Noun

reformator m (plural reformatori)

1. reformer

Declension

Declension of reformator

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) reformator	reformatorul	(niște) reformatori	reformatorii
genitive/dative	(unui) reformator	reformatorului	(unor) reformatori	reformatorilor
vocative	reformatorule		reformatorilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refǒrmaːtor/
• Hyphenation: re‧for‧ma‧tor

Noun

refòrmātor m (Cyrillic spelling рефо̀рма̄тор)

1. reformer (one who reforms)

Declension

Declension of reformator

	singular	plural
nominative	reformator	reformatori
genitive	reformatora	reformatora
dative	reformatoru	reformatorima
accusative	reformatora	reformatore
vocative	reformatore	reformatori
locative	reformatoru	reformatorima
instrumental	reformatorom	reformatorima

Swedish

Noun

reformator c

1. reformer (one who reforms)

   Han blev en stor reformator av det svenska skolsystemet.

   He became a great reformer of the Swedish education system.

2. (in particular, chiefly historical) One who introduces the Lutheran or Protestant Reformation of the church.

   Calvin betraktade sig som en reformator och som Martin Luthers trogne lärjunge.

   Calvin saw himself as a reformer and a faithful disciple of Martin Luther.

   Erik Andersson, Jämtlands reformator, död 1563

   Erik Andersson, reformer of Jämtland, dead 1563

Declension

Declension of reformator
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	reformator	reformatorn	reformatorer	reformatorerna
Genitive	reformators	reformatorns	reformatorers	reformatorernas

Further reading

• reformator in Svensk ordbok.