-атор

Russian Alternative forms ru -я́тор after ru л Etymology ru la -ātor, from la -tor added to verbs in la -āre. Influenced by ru fr -ateur, itself a borrowing from the same Latin suffix. Pronunciation -а́тор Suffix ru suffix -а́тор Suffix used to form agent nouns (both animate and inanimate) from verbs in ru -и́ровать, ru -ирова́ть and ru -ова́ть: -ator, -er ru декори́ровать to decorate -а́тор декора́тор decorator ru эксплуати́ровать to exploit -а́тор эксплуата́тор exploiter ru экзаменова́ть to test with an exam -а́тор экзамена́тор examiner, tester someone who administers an exam Usage notes This suffix is added to verbs in ru -и́ровать, ru -ирова́ть and ru -ова́ть, and replaces these suffixes. Most (but not all) such verbs are derived from foreign words, especially words of Latin origin. Declension -а́тор ai Derived terms ru Serbo-Croatian Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin. See also sh -ор Ukrainian Alternative forms uk -я́тор after uk л Etymology uk la -ātor, from la -tor added to verbs in la -āre. Influenced by uk fr -ateur, itself a borrowing from the same Latin suffix. Pronunciation -а́тор Suffix uk suffix -а́тор m Suffix used to form agent nouns (both animate and inanimate) from verbs in uk -увати and uk -ова́ти: -ator, -er uk декорувати to decorate -а́тор декора́тор decorator uk експлуатувати to exploit -а́тор експлуата́тор exploiter uk екзаменува́ти to test with an exam -а́тор екзамена́тор examiner, tester someone who administers an exam Usage notes This suffix is added to verbs in uk -увати and uk -ова́ти, and replaces these suffixes. Most (but not all) such verbs are derived from foreign words, especially words of Latin origin. Declension -а́тор<> Derived terms uk