āctor
āct--or Vorlage:lat. ‘handelnde Person, Schauspieler, Redner, Sachwalter’,
- Nomen agentis zu lat. agere (āctum) ‘in Bewegung setzen, treiben, handeln, tätig sein, eine Rolle spielen’ (s. agieren).
Agent noun formed from āctus + -tor, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaːk.tor/, [ˈäːkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.tor/, [ˈäkt̪or]
Noun
āctor m (genitive āctōris, feminine āctrīx); third declension
- a doer, an agent
- An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie).
- A (law) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | āctor | āctōrēs |
| Genitive | āctōris | āctōrum |
| Dative | āctōrī | āctōribus |
| Accusative | āctōrem | āctōrēs |
| Ablative | āctōre | āctōribus |
| Vocative | āctor | āctōrēs |