formator

English

Noun

formator (plural formators)

1. (semiotics) A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
2. (Christianity) A person who trains novices or seminarians.
   • 2011, Basil Cole, Formation of Novices and Seminarians: Nine Signs of Steady Growth, Ignatius Press:

     The second sign is related to the infused theological virtue of charity, because the formator has to discover by observation if a candidate takes joy in serving others, especially in small or difficult ways

Latin

Verb

fōrmātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of fōrmō

References

• “formator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• formator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

From forma +‎ -tor.

Adjective

formator m or n (feminine singular formatoare, masculine plural formatori, feminine and neuter plural formatoare)

1. forming

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	formator		formatoare		formatori	formatoare
	definite	formatorul		formatoarea		formatorii	formatoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	formator		formatoare		formatori	formatoare
	definite	formatorului		formatoarei		formatorilor	formatoarelor

Noun

formator n (plural formatori)

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Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	formator	formatorul		formatori	formatorile
genitive-dative	formator	formatorului		formatori	formatorilor
vocative	formatorule			formatorilor

References

• formator in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN