fator

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See also: fatôr

Latin

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Verb

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fātor

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

References

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  • fator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • fator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin factor (a doer, maker, performer), from factus (done or made), perfect passive participle of faciō (do, make), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to put, place, set). Doublet of feitor. Piecewise doublet of fazedor.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: fa‧tor

Noun

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fator m (plural fatores)

  1. factor; doer; maker
    Synonyms: criador, fabricante
  2. factor; influence
    Synonyms: causa, influência, condição
  3. (mathematics) factor

Derived terms

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