auctor
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Etymology
From Proto-Italic *auktōr, cognate to Umbrian 𐌖𐌇𐌕𐌖𐌓 (uhtur). Equivalent to augeō (“to increase, nourish”) + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor/, [ˈäu̯kt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor/, [ˈäu̯kt̪or]
Noun
auctor m (genitive auctōris, feminine auctrīx); third declension
- seller, vendor
- author, originator [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- (figuratively) authorship, agency, encouragement
- surety, witness, voucher [ synonyms ▲]
- (poetic) the Creator, God
- (also Medieval Latin) one who gives increase (hence: an originator, causer, doer, founder)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | auctor | auctōrēs |
| Genitive | auctōris | auctōrum |
| Dative | auctōrī | auctōribus |
| Accusative | auctōrem | auctōrēs |
| Ablative | auctōre | auctōribus |
| Vocative | auctor | auctōrēs |