-tore

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tore"

Italian

Alternative forms

• -ore

Etymology

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

Suffix

-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

Italian terms suffixed with -tore

See also

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

Anagrams

• Orte, erto, otre, rote

Latin

Suffix

-tōre

1. ablative singular of -tor

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tōrem.

Prefix

-tore

1. agentive suffix

Derived terms

Category Neapolitan terms prefixed with -tore not found