-dor

See also: dor, dór, dôr, d'or, dor., D. Or., Dor., and Appendix:Variations of "dor"

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin -tōrem, accusative of -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

(after continuants, except [ɫ⁓l] and /ʎ/)

(elsewhere)

Suffix

-dor m (plural -dors, feminine -dora)

  1. Forms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs. The vowel of the infinitive is kept, i.e. -ador, -edor, -idor.
  2. Forms agent nouns from another noun associated with the action.
    llenya (firewood) + -dorllenyador (wood cutter)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Catalan_words_suffixed_with_-dor' title='Category:Catalan words suffixed with -dor'>Catalan words suffixed with -dor</a>

See also


Galician

Etymology

From Latin -tōrem, accusative of -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Suffix

-dor m (plural -dores, feminine -dora, feminine plural -doras)

  1. forms agent nouns from verbs; -er, -or

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Galician_words_suffixed_with_-dor' title='Category:Galician words suffixed with -dor'>Galician words suffixed with -dor</a>

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tor (-er), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˈdoɾ/, /ˈdoɹ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdoɾ/, /ˈdoɻ/

Suffix

-dor m (feminine -dora, plural -dores, feminine plural -doras) (also, f -triz).

  1. forms agent nouns from verbs; -er, -or
    matar (to kill) + -dormatador (killer)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Portuguese_words_suffixed_with_-dor' title='Category:Portuguese words suffixed with -dor'>Portuguese words suffixed with -dor</a>

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Suffix

-dor m (feminine -dora, plural -dores, feminine plural -doras)

  1. Forms nouns (usually agent nouns) and adjectives from verbs. The vowel before the suffix depends on the conjugation of the verb to which the suffix is added: -ar verbs use -ador (-adora), -er verbs use -edor (-edora), and -ir verbs use -idor (-idora).
  2. Forms derivatives of other nouns.
    leña (firewood) + -dorleñador (wood cutter)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_words_suffixed_with_-dor' title='Category:Spanish words suffixed with -dor'>Spanish words suffixed with -dor</a>

Further reading

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