delator

English

Etymology

From Middle English delatoures pl, from Latin dēlātor.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

delator (plural delators)

  1. An accuser; an informer.

Anagrams

Interlingua

Noun

delator (plural delatores)

  1. informer

Latin

Etymology

From dēlātus (perfect participle of dēferō) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēlātor m (genitive dēlātōris, feminine dēlātrīx); third declension

  1. (post-Classical Latin) accuser, informer, informant, denouncer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēlātor dēlātōrēs
Genitive dēlātōris dēlātōrum
Dative dēlātōrī dēlātōribus
Accusative dēlātōrem dēlātōrēs
Ablative dēlātōre dēlātōribus
Vocative dēlātor dēlātōrēs

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātōrem (“informer, denouncer”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈtoʁ/ [de.laˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.laˈtoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.laˈtoʁ/ [de.laˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.laˈtoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.laˈtoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.laˈto.ɾi/

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

Noun

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informant; whistle-blower

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French délateur.

Noun

delator m (plural delatori)

  1. informer

Declension
Declension of delator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) delator delatorul (niște) delatori delatorii
genitive/dative (unui) delator delatorului (unor) delatori delatorilor
vocative delatorule delatorilor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēlātōrem (“informer, denouncer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /delaˈtoɾ/ [d̪e.laˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧la‧tor

Adjective

delator (feminine delatora, masculine plural delatores, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. telltale
    Synonym: chivato

Noun

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informer
    Synonym: informante
  2. betrayer, accuser
    Synonyms: acusador, traidor

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