-dor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tōrem, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

(after continuants, except [ɫ⁓l] and /ʎ/)

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈðo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈðoɾ]

(elsewhere)

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdoɾ]

Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dors, feminine -dora)

forms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs; the vowel of the infinitive is kept, i.e. -ador, -edor, -idor
forms agent nouns from another noun associated with the action
‎llenya (“firewood”) + ‎-dor → ‎llenyador (“wood cutter”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -dor

Related terms

-triu

Galician

Etymology

From Latin -tōrem, accusative of -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/ [ˈd̪oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Hyphenation: -dor

Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora, feminine plural -doras)

-er, -or; forms agent nouns from verbs

Suffix

-dor (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -dora, masculine plural -dores, feminine plural -doras)

-y, -ous, -ing, -ive; forms adjectives indicating habitually performing the specified verb
‎durmir (“to sleep”) + ‎-dor → ‎durmidor (“sleepy”)

‎encantar (“to enchant”) + ‎-dor → ‎encantador (“charming”)

‎falar (“to talk”) + ‎-dor → ‎falador (“talkative”)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -dórr, from Þórr. Cognate with Faroese -dórur, and Icelandic -dór.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du(ː)r/, /du/

Suffix

-dor m (definite -doren)

Thor (used in male given names)

Related terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tōrem (“-er”), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ɾi/

Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ

Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora or -triz, feminine plural -doras or -trizes)

forms agent nouns from verbs; -er, -or
‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-dor → ‎matador (“killer”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -dor

Spanish

Alternative forms

-ador, -edor, -idor

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora, feminine plural -doras)
-dor (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -dora, masculine plural -dores, feminine plural -doras)

-er, -or forms nouns (usually agent nouns) and adjectives from verbs
‎abrir (“open”) + ‎-dor → ‎abridor (“opener”)

‎contaminar (“pollute”) + ‎-dor → ‎contaminador (“polluter”)

‎coordinar (“coordinate”) + ‎-dor → ‎coordinador (“coordinator”)

‎maltratar (“beat / abuse / batter”) + ‎-dor → ‎maltratador (“beater / abuser / batterer”)
forms derivatives of other nouns
‎leña (“firewood”) + ‎-dor → ‎leñador (“wood cutter”)

Usage notes

The vowel before the suffix depends on the conjugation of the verb to which the suffix is added: -ar verbs use -ador (-adora), -er verbs use -edor (-edora), and -ir verbs use -idor (-idora).