-атор

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ātor, from -tor added to verbs in -āre. Influenced by French -ateur, itself a borrowing from the same Latin suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈatər]

Suffix

-а́тор • (-átor)

  1. Suffix used to form agent nouns (both animate and inanimate) from verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ): -ator, -er
    ‎декори́ровать (dekorírovatʹ, “to decorate”) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎декора́тор (dekorátor, “decorator”)
    ‎эксплуати́ровать (ekspluatírovatʹ, “to exploit”) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎эксплуата́тор (ekspluatátor, “exploiter”)
    ‎экзаменова́ть (ekzamenovátʹ, “to test (with an exam)”) + ‎-а́тор (-átor) → ‎экзамена́тор (ekzamenátor, “examiner, tester (someone who administers an exam)”)

Usage notes

  • This suffix is added to verbs in -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), -ирова́ть (-irovátʹ) and -ова́ть (-ovátʹ), and replaces these suffixes. Most (but not all) such verbs are derived from foreign words, especially words of Latin origin.

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -атор

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-атор (Latin spelling -ator)

  1. 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

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