-τωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tōr. Cognate with Latin -tor.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-τωρ • (-tōr) m (genitive -τορος); third declension

  1. used to form agent nouns
    ‎φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “to beget”) + ‎-τωρ (-tōr) → ‎φῠ́τωρ (phŭ́tōr, “begetter”)
    ‎ᾰ̓λέξω (ăléxō, “to ward off”) + ‎-τωρ (-tōr) → ‎ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (ăléktōr, “rooster”)

Declension

Third declension of -τωρ; -τορος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -τωρ
-tōr 		-τορε
-tore 		-τορες
-tores
Genitive -τορος
-toros 		-τοροιν
-toroin 		-τορων
-torōn
Dative -τορῐ
-torĭ 		-τοροιν
-toroin 		-τορσῐ / -τορσῐν
-torsĭ(n)
Accusative -τορᾰ
-toră 		-τορε
-tore 		-τορᾰς
-torăs
Vocative -τορ
-tor 		-τορε
-tore 		-τορες
-tores
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τωρ
ἀλάστωρ
ἀλέκτωρ
ἀμύντωρ
αὐτοκράτωρ
γενέτωρ
γεννήτωρ
Γεννήτωρ
δώτωρ
ἡγήτωρ
Θέστωρ
-τειρα
κατοικήτωρ
κράτωρ
κτήτωρ
λύτωρ
μήστωρ
Νέστωρ
οἰκήτωρ
παντοκράτωρ
πέπτρια
πράκτωρ
ῥήτωρ
σεβαστοκράτωρ
Στέντωρ
Φοβήτωρ
φύτωρ
  • -τόριον (-tórion)
  • -τόριος (-tórios)

See also

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 839.3
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