contemplator

English

Etymology

From contemplate +‎ -or.

Noun

contemplator (plural contemplators)

1. One who contemplates.

Latin

Etymology

From contemplor (“observe, note”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon.temˈplaː.toːr/, [kɔn̪t̪ɛmˈpɫ̪äːt̪oːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.temˈpla.tor/, [kon̪t̪emˈpläːt̪or]

Noun

contemplātor m (genitive contemplātōris, feminine contemplātrīx); third declension

1. observer, surveyor
2. (rare) contemplator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	contemplātor	contemplātōrēs
Genitive	contemplātōris	contemplātōrum
Dative	contemplātōrī	contemplātōribus
Accusative	contemplātōrem	contemplātōrēs
Ablative	contemplātōre	contemplātōribus
Vocative	contemplātor	contemplātōrēs

Verb

contemplātor

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

References

• “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• contemplator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• contemplator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French contemplateur. By surface analysis, contempla +‎ -tor.

Noun

contemplator m (plural contemplatori, feminine equivalent contemplatoare)

1. contemplator

Declension

Declension of contemplator

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) contemplator	contemplatorul	(niște) contemplatori	contemplatorii
genitive/dative	(unui) contemplator	contemplatorului	(unor) contemplatori	contemplatorilor
vocative	contemplatorule		contemplatorilor