dator
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also Latin dō). Cognates include Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr) and Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tar-).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.tor/, [ˈda.tɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dator | datōrēs |
Genitive | datōris | datōrum |
Dative | datōrī | datōribus |
Accusative | datōrem | datōrēs |
Ablative | datōre | datōribus |
Vocative | dator | datōrēs |
Verb
dator
References
- dator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- dator in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Alternative forms
- datoriu (archaic)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin root *debtoriu < *dēbitōrius for Latin dēbitor (“debtor”), ultimately from dēbitum (“debt”), from dēbeō (“to owe”); influenced by the verb da (“to give”). Compare Aromanian dãtor. Doublet of the borrowing debitor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈtor/
Adjective
dator m or n (feminine singular datoare, masculine plural datori, feminine and neuter plural datoare)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Proposed in 1968 by professor Börje Langefors, as a parallel to doktor and traktor, based on data. Earlier Swedish words for computer were kalkylator, matematikmaskin, elektronhjärna and datamaskin, the later often colloquially abbreviated to data.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑːtɔr/
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Usage notes
- The somewhat common synonym data is usually considered incorrect.
Declension
Declension of dator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dator | datorn | datorer | datorerna |
Genitive | dators | datorns | datorers | datorernas |
Synonyms
- datamaskin (rare)