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negator

English edit

Etymology edit

From negate +‎ -or, or directly from Latin negātor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

negator (plural negators)

  1. One who, or that which, negates.
  2. (grammar) A word (or other structural element) which causes negation (such as the word not in English).

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From negō (“deny, refuse”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

negātor m (genitive negātōris); third declension

  1. a denier; apostate

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative negātor negātōrēs
Genitive negātōris negātōrum
Dative negātōrī negātōribus
Accusative negātōrem negātōrēs
Ablative negātōre negātōribus
Vocative negātor negātōrēs

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Descendants edit

  • French: négateur
  • Italian: negatore
  • Occitan: negador
  • Portuguese: negador
  • Romanian: negator
  • Spanish: negador

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French négateur. By surface analysis, nega +‎ -tor.

Noun edit

negator m (plural negatori)

  1. negator, denier detractor

Declension edit

Declension of negator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) negator negatorul (niște) negatori negatorii
genitive/dative (unui) negator negatorului (unor) negatori negatorilor
vocative negatorule negatorilor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /něɡaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tor

Noun edit

nègātor m (Cyrillic spelling нѐга̄тор)

  1. negator, denier

Declension edit

Declension of negator
singular plural
nominative negator negatori
genitive negatora negatora
dative negatoru negatorima
accusative negatora negatore
vocative negatoru negatori
locative negatoru negatorima
instrumental negatorom negatorima
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