encantador

Catalan

Etymology

From encantar +‎ -dor.

Adjective

encantador (feminine encantadora, masculine plural encantadors, feminine plural encantadores)

  1. charming

Derived terms

Noun

encantador m (plural encantadors, feminine encantadora, feminine plural encantadores)

  1. enchanter, spellcaster

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese encantador (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin incantātor (enchanter, soothsayer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eŋkɑntaˈðoɾ]

Noun

encantador m (plural encantadores, feminine encantadora, feminine plural encantadoras)

  1. enchanter

Adjective

encantador (feminine encantadora, masculine plural encantadores, feminine plural encantadoras)

  1. charming

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin incantātōrem, singular accusative of incantātor (enchanter, soothsayer), from incantō (I enchant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkantaˈdoɾ/

Noun

encantador m (plural encantadores)

  1. enchanter, sorcerer
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 49r:
      Sant peẏdro fo p̃dicar en roma. e por occaſiõ de ſimõ magus el encantador. nero el enꝑador fizolo meter en .+. dela cabeça aẏuſo e delos pies aſuſo.
      Saint Peter went to Rome to preach, and because of Simon Magus the sorcerer Nero the emperor had him put on a cross with his head down and his feet up.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Spanish: encantador

Portuguese

Etymology

From encantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoɾ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoχ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈdoɻ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

encantador (feminine encantadora, masculine plural encantadores, feminine plural encantadoras)

  1. charming (pleasant; charismatic; beautiful)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish encantador. Analyzable as encantar (to enchant) +‎ -ador.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkantaˈdoɾ/ [ẽŋ.kãn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

encantador (feminine encantadora, masculine plural encantadores, feminine plural encantadoras)

  1. charming, captivating, enchanting, lovely
    Juan es un hombre encantador. Tienes suerte de tenerlo.
    John is a lovely man. You're lucky to have him.
  2. delightful, lovely
    Fue una noche encantadora.
    It was a delightful evening.
  3. winsome

Noun

encantador m (plural encantadores, feminine encantadora, feminine plural encantadoras)

  1. charmer

Further reading