traidor

See also: traidôr and traïdor

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish traidor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaiˈdoɾ/, [t̪ɾai̯ˈd̪oɾ]
• Hyphenation: trai‧dor

Noun

traidor

1. traitor

Adjective

traidor

1. traitorous

Galician

Alternative forms

• treidor

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese traedor, from Latin trāditor, trāditorem (“traitor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾajˈdoɾ/ [t̪ɾa̠jˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Hyphenation: trai‧dor

Adjective

traidor (feminine traidora, masculine plural traidores, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitorous (characteristic of a traitor)

   Synonym: traizoeiro

2. which betrays (reveals unintentionally)

Derived terms

• traidoramente

Noun

traidor m (plural traidores, feminine traidora, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitor (one who betrays)

   Synonym: traizoeiro

Related terms

• traizón

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “traidor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “traidor”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “traidor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “traidor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “traidor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “traidor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• traïdor (pre-reform spelling)
• trahidor, traidôr (pre-standardization spelling)
• traedor (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese traedor, from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor”), from trādō (“to give over”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oɾ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.iˈdoʁ/ [tɾa.iˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.iˈdoʁ/ [tɾa.iˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾa.iˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾa.iˈdoʁ/ [tɾa.iˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.iˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈdoɾ/ [tɾajˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈdoɾ/ [tɾajˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈdo.ɾi/ [tɾajˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: trai‧dor

Noun

traidor m (plural traidores, feminine traidora, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitor (one who betrays)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:traidor

Adjective

traidor (feminine traidora, masculine plural traidores, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitorous (characteristic of a traitor)

   Synonyms: aleivoso, desleal, enganador, mentiroso, pérfido, traiçoeiro

   Antonyms: fiel, franco, leal

2. which betrays (reveals unintentionally)

   Synonym: revelador

Related terms

• traição
• traiçoeiramente
• traiçoeiro
• traído
• traidoramente
• traimento
• trair

Further reading

• “traidor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish traydor, traïdor, traedor, related to Old Spanish traer (“to betray”) and perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor, betrayer”) (the main evidence being its use with a hiatus -aï- in Berceo), from Latin trādō, trādere (“to hand over, abandon something”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaiˈdoɾ/ [t̪ɾai̯ˈð̞oɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: trai‧dor

Adjective

traidor (feminine traidora, masculine plural traidores, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitorous (characteristic of a traitor)

   Synonym: traicionero

2. unpredictable

   Synonym: impredecible

Derived terms

• traidoramente

Noun

traidor m (plural traidores, feminine traidora, feminine plural traidoras)

1. traitor, betrayer, backstabber

   Synonyms: traicionero, alevoso

2. (figuratively) snake

   Synonym: serpiente

Related terms

• traición

Further reading

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “dar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 426
• “traidor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈdoɾ/ [t̪ɾaɪ̯ˈd̪oɾ], /tɾaʔiˈdoɾ/ [t̪ɾɐ.ʔɪˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: trai‧dor, tra‧i‧dor

Noun

traidór (feminine traidora, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ or ᜆ᜔ᜇᜁᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. Alternative form of traydor

Derived terms

• magtraidor
• pagtraiduran
• patraidor
• traiduran
• traidurin

Adjective

traidór (feminine traidora, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ or ᜆ᜔ᜇᜁᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. Alternative form of traydor

Further reading

• “traidor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• tirador