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EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (a watcher, protector, guardian), from tueor (protect); see tuition.

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

tutor (plural tutors, feminine tutoress)

  1. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
    He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
  2. (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
  3. (obsolete or Quebec law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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VerbEdit

tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)

  1. (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.
    To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To treat with authority or sternness.
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Further readingEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.

NounEdit

tutor (plural tutors)

  1. (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
    • 1998 April 5, kc...@pcmagic.com, “tutor ideas”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2019-05-09, message-ID <<35271e02.1847089@news.pcmagic.net>>:
      here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting.

VerbEdit

tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)

  1. (collectible card games) To fetch a card from one's deck.
    • 2002, David Seiler, “Type I -- What do you think about Wishes and how do you plan to break them?”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy[2] (Usenet):
      Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish.

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin tūtōrem.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tutor m (plural tutors, feminine tutora)

  1. tutor (teacher)
  2. guardian (person responsible for another)

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “tutor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further readingEdit

ChineseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From English tutor.

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

tutor

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) tutor (one who teaches)

Etymology 2Edit

From clipping of English tutorial.

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

tutor

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) tutorial
    tutor [Cantonese]  ―  soeng5 tiu6 to1 [Jyutping]  ―  to attend tutorial class

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FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu(ː)tor/, [ˈt̪u(ː)t̪o̞r]
  • Rhymes: -utor
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧tor

NounEdit

tutor

  1. Alternative form of tuutori.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of tutor (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative tutor tutorit
genitive tutorin tutorien
tutoreiden
tutoreitten
partitive tutoria tutoreita
tutoreja
illative tutoriin tutoreihin
singular plural
nominative tutor tutorit
accusative nom. tutor tutorit
gen. tutorin
genitive tutorin tutorien
tutoreiden
tutoreitten
partitive tutoria tutoreita
tutoreja
inessive tutorissa tutoreissa
elative tutorista tutoreista
illative tutoriin tutoreihin
adessive tutorilla tutoreilla
ablative tutorilta tutoreilta
allative tutorille tutoreille
essive tutorina tutoreina
translative tutoriksi tutoreiksi
instructive tutorein
abessive tutoritta tutoreitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tutor (type paperi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutorini tutorini
accusative nom. tutorini tutorini
gen. tutorini
genitive tutorini tutorieni
tutoreideni
tutoreitteni
partitive tutoriani tutoreitani
tutorejani
inessive tutorissani tutoreissani
elative tutoristani tutoreistani
illative tutoriini tutoreihini
adessive tutorillani tutoreillani
ablative tutoriltani tutoreiltani
allative tutorilleni tutoreilleni
essive tutorinani tutoreinani
translative tutorikseni tutoreikseni
instructive
abessive tutorittani tutoreittani
comitative tutoreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutorisi tutorisi
accusative nom. tutorisi tutorisi
gen. tutorisi
genitive tutorisi tutoriesi
tutoreidesi
tutoreittesi
partitive tutoriasi tutoreitasi
tutorejasi
inessive tutorissasi tutoreissasi
elative tutoristasi tutoreistasi
illative tutoriisi tutoreihisi
adessive tutorillasi tutoreillasi
ablative tutoriltasi tutoreiltasi
allative tutorillesi tutoreillesi
essive tutorinasi tutoreinasi
translative tutoriksesi tutoreiksesi
instructive
abessive tutorittasi tutoreittasi
comitative tutoreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tutorimme tutorimme
accusative nom. tutorimme tutorimme
gen. tutorimme
genitive tutorimme tutoriemme
tutoreidemme
tutoreittemme
partitive tutoriamme tutoreitamme
tutorejamme
inessive tutorissamme tutoreissamme
elative tutoristamme tutoreistamme
illative tutoriimme tutoreihimme
adessive tutorillamme tutoreillamme
ablative tutoriltamme tutoreiltamme
allative tutorillemme tutoreillemme
essive tutorinamme tutoreinamme
translative tutoriksemme tutoreiksemme
instructive
abessive tutorittamme tutoreittamme
comitative tutoreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tutorinne tutorinne
accusative nom. tutorinne tutorinne
gen. tutorinne
genitive tutorinne tutorienne
tutoreidenne
tutoreittenne
partitive tutorianne tutoreitanne
tutorejanne
inessive tutorissanne tutoreissanne
elative tutoristanne tutoreistanne
illative tutoriinne tutoreihinne
adessive tutorillanne tutoreillanne
ablative tutoriltanne tutoreiltanne
allative tutorillenne tutoreillenne
essive tutorinanne tutoreinanne
translative tutoriksenne tutoreiksenne
instructive
abessive tutorittanne tutoreittanne
comitative tutoreinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tutorinsa tutorinsa
accusative nom. tutorinsa tutorinsa
gen. tutorinsa
genitive tutorinsa tutoriensa
tutoreidensa
tutoreittensa
partitive tutoriaan
tutoriansa
tutoreitaan
tutorejaan
tutoreitansa
tutorejansa
inessive tutorissaan
tutorissansa
tutoreissaan
tutoreissansa
elative tutoristaan
tutoristansa
tutoreistaan
tutoreistansa
illative tutoriinsa tutoreihinsa
adessive tutorillaan
tutorillansa
tutoreillaan
tutoreillansa
ablative tutoriltaan
tutoriltansa
tutoreiltaan
tutoreiltansa
allative tutorilleen
tutorillensa
tutoreilleen
tutoreillensa
essive tutorinaan
tutorinansa
tutoreinaan
tutoreinansa
translative tutorikseen
tutoriksensa
tutoreikseen
tutoreiksensa
instructive
abessive tutorittaan
tutorittansa
tutoreittaan
tutoreittansa
comitative tutoreineen
tutoreinensa

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LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From tueor +‎ -tor, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus).

NounEdit

tūtor m (genitive tūtōris, feminine tūtrīx); third declension

  1. watcher, protector, defender
  2. guardian (of minors)
  3. tutor
DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tūtor tūtōrēs
Genitive tūtōris tūtōrum
Dative tūtōrī tūtōribus
Accusative tūtōrem tūtōrēs
Ablative tūtōre tūtōribus
Vocative tūtor tūtōrēs
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From tueor +‎ -tō, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus).

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

tūtor (present infinitive tūtārī or tūtārier, perfect active tūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. guard, protect, defend
    Synonyms: prōtegō, dēfendō, vindicō, salvō, cū̆stōdiō, sospitō, praeservō, arceō, servō, tegō, adsum, tueor, sustineō, teneō, adimō, prohibeō, mūniō, ēripiō
    Antonyms: immineō, īnstō, obiectō
  2. ward off, avert
ConjugationEdit
   Conjugation of tūtor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tūtor tūtāris,
tūtāre
tūtātur tūtāmur tūtāminī tūtantur
imperfect tūtābar tūtābāris,
tūtābāre
tūtābātur tūtābāmur tūtābāminī tūtābantur
future tūtābor tūtāberis,
tūtābere
tūtābitur tūtābimur tūtābiminī tūtābuntur
perfect tūtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect tūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect tūtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tūter tūtēris,
tūtēre
tūtētur tūtēmur tūtēminī tūtentur
imperfect tūtārer tūtārēris,
tūtārēre
tūtārētur tūtārēmur tūtārēminī tūtārentur
perfect tūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect tūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tūtāre tūtāminī
future tūtātor tūtātor tūtantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives tūtārī,
tūtārier1
tūtātum esse tūtātūrum esse
participles tūtāns tūtātus tūtātūrus tūtandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
tūtandī tūtandō tūtandum tūtandō tūtātum tūtātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

  • tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tutor 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)
  • tutor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tutor”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur, from Latin tūtor, from tueor.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tutor m pers

  1. tutor (university officer responsible for students in a particular hall)
  2. (archaic) tutor (one who teaches another in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjective

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Latin tūtōrem.

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: tu‧tor

NounEdit

tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)

  1. tutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)
  2. (law) guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin tutor.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tûːtor/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧tor

NounEdit

tȗtor m (Cyrillic spelling ту̑тор)

  1. tutor
  2. guardian

DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • tutor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin tutorem.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tuˈtoɾ/ [t̪uˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: tu‧tor

NounEdit

tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)

  1. guardian (person responsible for another)
  2. tutor (teacher)

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

NounEdit

tutor

  1. indefinite plural of tuta.