-tore

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin -orem, the accusative singular of -or. Cognate to French -eur.

§SuffixEdit

-tore (feminine -trice)

1. Forming masculine nouns and adjectives from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’, compare English -er and -or

   comprare (“to buy”) → compratore (“buyer”)

§Derived termsEdit

§See alsoEdit

• -sore (used with verbs ending in -dere)

§SuffixEdit

-tōre

1. ablative singular of -tor