formator

English

Noun

formator (plural formators)

  1. (semiotics) A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
  2. (Christianity) A person who trains novices or seminarians.
    • 2011, Basil Cole, Formation of Novices and Seminarians: Nine Signs of Steady Growth, Ignatius Press:
      The second sign is related to the infused theological virtue of charity, because the formator has to discover by observation if a candidate takes joy in serving others, especially in small or difficult ways

Latin

Verb

fōrmātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of fōrmō

References
  • “formator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • formator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

From forma +‎ -tor.

Adjective

formator m or n (feminine singular formatoare, masculine plural formatori, feminine and neuter plural formatoare)

  1. forming

Declension
Declension of formator
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite formator formatoare formatori formatoare
definite formatorul formatoarea formatorii formatoarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite formator formatoare formatori formatoare
definite formatorului formatoarei formatorilor formatoarelor

Noun

formator n (plural formatori)

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Declension
Declension of formator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) formator formatorul (niște) formatori formatorile
genitive/dative (unui) formator formatorului (unor) formatori formatorilor
vocative formatorule formatorilor

References
  • formator in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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