retor

See also: rétor

Latin

Verb

rētor

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of reor

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).

Noun

retor m (definite singular retoren, indefinite plural retorer, definite plural retorene)

1. (historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome

Related terms

• retorikk
• retoriker

Anagrams

• orter, retor, retro, retro-, roret, roter, torer, troer

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).

Noun

retor m (definite singular retoren, indefinite plural retorar, definite plural retorane)

1. (historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome

Related terms

• retorikk
• retorikar

Anagrams

• orter, retor, retro, retro-, roret, roter, torer, torre, troer

Old French

Noun

retor oblique singular, m (oblique plural retors, nominative singular retors, nominative plural retor)

1. return (act of instance of returning)

Related terms

• retorner

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.tɔr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɔr
• Syllabification: re‧tor

Noun

retor m pers (female equivalent retorka)

1. (literary) wordsmith

   Synonyms: krasomówca, orator

Declension

Declension of retor

	singular	plural
nominative	retor	retorzy/retory (deprecative)
genitive	retora	retorów
dative	retorowi	retorom
accusative	retora	retorów
instrumental	retorem	retorami
locative	retorze	retorach
vocative	retorze	retorzy

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr) or Latin rhetor.

Noun

retor m (plural retori)

1. teacher of rhetoric.

Declension

Declension of retor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) retor	retorul	(niște) retori	retorii
genitive/dative	(unui) retor	retorului	(unor) retori	retorilor
vocative	retorule		retorilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From retòrika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rêːtor/
• Hyphenation: re‧tor

Noun

rȇtor m (Cyrillic spelling ре̑тор)

1. rhetorician

Declension

Declension of retor

	singular	plural
nominative	retor	retori
genitive	retora	retora
dative	retoru	retorima
accusative	retora	retore
vocative	retore	retori
locative	retoru	retorima
instrumental	retorom	retorima

References

• “retor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024