contemplator
English
Etymology
From Middle English contemplatoure, from Latin contemplātor.[1] By surface analysis, contemplate + -or.
Noun
contemplator (plural contemplators)
- One who contemplates.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
one who contemplates
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References
- ^ “contemplator, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Latin
Etymology
From contemplor (“observe, note”) + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.toːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪.t̪emˈplaː.t̪or]
Noun
contemplātor m (genitive contemplātōris, feminine contemplātrīx); third declension
- observer, surveyor
- (rare) contemplator
Declension
Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | contemplātor | contemplātōrēs |
genitive | contemplātōris | contemplātōrum |
dative | contemplātōrī | contemplātōribus |
accusative | contemplātōrem | contemplātōrēs |
ablative | contemplātōre | contemplātōribus |
vocative | contemplātor | contemplātōrēs |
Verb
contemplātor
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of contemplor
References
- “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemplator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- contemplator in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contemplateur. By surface analysis, contempla + -tor.
Noun
contemplator m (plural contemplatori, feminine equivalent contemplatoare)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | contemplator | contemplatorul | contemplatori | contemplatorii | |
genitive-dative | contemplator | contemplatorului | contemplatori | contemplatorilor | |
vocative | contemplatorule | contemplatorilor |