imitator

See also: Imitator

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French imitateur, derived from Latin imitātor.

Noun

imitator (plural imitators)

  1. A person who imitates or apes another.
    Synonym: aper

Derived terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From imitor + -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

imitātor m (genitive imitātōris); third declension

  1. imitator
  2. mimic

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative imitātor imitātōrēs
Genitive imitātōris imitātōrum
Dative imitātōrī imitātōribus
Accusative imitātōrem imitātōrēs
Ablative imitātōre imitātōribus
Vocative imitātor imitātōrēs

Descendants

Verb

imitātor

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of imitor

References

  • imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • imitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • imitator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin imitator.

Noun

imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorer, definite plural imitatorene)

  1. an imitator

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin imitator.

Noun

imitator m (definite singular imitatoren, indefinite plural imitatorar, definite plural imitatorane)

  1. an imitator

References

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English imitator, French imitateur, German Imitator, ultimately from Latin imitātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.miˈta.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: i‧mi‧ta‧tor

Noun

imitator m pers (female equivalent imitatorka, related adjective imitatorski)

  1. imitator, ape, copycat, mimic (person who imitates or apes another)
    Synonyms: naśladowca, naśladownik

Declension

Noun

imitator m inan

  1. simulator (machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes)
    Synonym: symulator

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • imitatorstwo
adjectives
  • imitacyjny
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • imitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • imitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French imitateur. Equivalent to imita + -tor.

Noun

imitator m (plural imitatori)

  1. copycat

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imǐtaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧tor

Noun

imìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling имѝта̄тор)

  1. imitator

Declension

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