-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)

1. forms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs; the vowel of the infinitive is kept, i.e. -ador, -edor, -idor
2. 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

See also

• -er

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)

1. -er, -or; forms agent nouns from verbs

Suffix

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

1. -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

Galician terms suffixed with -dor

Further reading

• “-dor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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)

1. Thor (used in male given names)

Related terms

• Arndor
• Eidor
• Guddor, Gudor
• Halldor
• Idor
• Ingdor
• Kjelldor
• Maldor
• Mandor
• Sandor
• Tor

 

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]

• (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/

• (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)

1. 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)

1. -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”)

2. 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).

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -dor

Further reading

• “-dor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo	ـدار
Cyrillic	-дор‍
Latin	-dor‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ـدار, from Persian ـدار (-dâr).

Suffix

-dor

1. having, possessing, holding

   ‎hukm + ‎-dor → ‎hukmdor

Derived terms

Uzbek terms suffixed with -dor