contemplator

English

Etymology

From Middle English contemplatoure, from Latin contemplātor.[1] By surface analysis, contemplate +‎ -or.

Noun

contemplator (plural contemplators)

  1. One who contemplates.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ contemplator, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology

From contemplor (observe, note) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

contemplātor m (genitive contemplātōris, feminine contemplātrīx); third declension

  1. observer, surveyor
  2. (rare) contemplator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative contemplātor contemplātōrēs
genitive contemplātōris contemplātōrum
dative contemplātōrī contemplātōribus
accusative contemplātōrem contemplātōrēs
ablative contemplātōre contemplātōribus
vocative contemplātor contemplātōrēs

Verb

contemplātor

  1. 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)

  1. contemplator

Declension

Declension of contemplator
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative contemplator contemplatorul contemplatori contemplatorii
genitive-dative contemplator contemplatorului contemplatori contemplatorilor
vocative contemplatorule contemplatorilor