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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin -ātor, from -tor added to verbs in -āre. Influenced by French -ateur, itself a borrowing from the same Latin suffix.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-а́тор (-átor)

  1. Suffix used to form agent nouns (both animate and inanimate) from verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ): -ator, -er
    декори́ровать (dekorírovatʹ, to decorate) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎декора́тор (dekorátor, decorator)
    эксплуати́ровать (ekspluatírovatʹ, to exploit) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎эксплуата́тор (ekspluatátor, exploiter)
    экзаменова́ть (ekzamenovátʹ, to test (with an exam)) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎экзамена́тор (ekzamenátor, examiner, tester (someone who administers an exam))

Usage notes edit

  • This suffix is added to verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ), and replaces these suffixes. Most (but not all) such verbs are derived from foreign words, especially words of Latin origin.

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Suffix edit

-атор (Latin spelling -ator)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin.

See also edit