negator

English

Etymology

From negate + -or, or directly from Latin negātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəˈɡeɪtəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

negator (plural negators)

  1. One who, or that which, negates.
  2. (grammar) A word (or other structural element) which causes negation (such as the word not in English).

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Latin

Etymology

From negō (deny, refuse) + -tor.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈɡaː.tor/, [nɛˈɡäːt̪ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈɡa.tor/, [neˈɡäːt̪or]

Noun

negātor m (genitive negātōris); third declension

  1. a denier; apostate

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative negātor negātōrēs
Genitive negātōris negātōrum
Dative negātōrī negātōribus
Accusative negātōrem negātōrēs
Ablative negātōre negātōribus
Vocative negātor negātōrēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: négateur
  • Italian: negatore
  • Occitan: negador
  • Portuguese: negador
  • Spanish: negador

References


Romanian

Etymology

From French négateur.

Noun

negator m (plural negatori)

  1. negator, denier detractor

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /něɡaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tor

Noun

nègātor m (Cyrillic spelling нѐга̄тор)

  1. negator, denier

Declension

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