āctor

āct--or lat. wrtl. 'Tuer, Handelnder, Macher'; ‘handelnde Person, Schauspieler, Redner, Sachwalter’,

• Nomen agentis zu lat. agere (āctum) ‘in Bewegung setzen, treiben, handeln, tätig sein, eine Rolle spielen’ (s. agieren).

Nomen agentis gebildet aus āctus +‎ -tor, Partizip Perfekt Passiv von agō „tun, handeln, machen“.

Noun

āctor m (genitive āctōris, feminine āctrīx); third declension

1. a doer, an agent
2. An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie).
3. A (law) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaːk.tor/, [ˈäːkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈak.tor/, [ˈäkt̪or]

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