Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin -tōrem, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s. Cognate to French -eur, -teur, Spanish -dor, Sicilian -turi.

Suffix

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-tore (feminine -trice)

  1. added to verbs to form masculine nouns and adjectives from verbs with the sense of "person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, or having"; -er; -or
    comprare (to buy) + ‎-tore → ‎compratore (buyer)
    vibrare (to vibrate) + ‎-tore → ‎vibratore (vibrator)
    giocare (to play) + ‎-tore → ‎giocatore (player)

Derived terms

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See also

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  • -sore (used with verbs ending in -dere)

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Latin

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Suffix

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-tōre

  1. ablative singular of -tor

Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -tōrem.

Prefix

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-tore

  1. agentive suffix

Derived terms

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orte 1
see 3