Autor

See also: autor

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From New Latin autor, from Latin auctor.[1] See there for more. Compare English author, French auteur.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Autor m (mixed or weak, genitive Autors or (rare, proscribed) Autoren, plural Autoren, feminine Autorin)

    1. author [since 2nd half of 15th c.][1]
      Synonyms: Urheber, Verfasser, Schriftsteller
      Antonym: Plagiator

    Declension

    Declension of Autor [masculine, mixed // weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Autor die Autoren
    genitive eines des Autors, Autoren1 der Autoren
    dative einem dem Autor, Autoren1 den Autoren
    accusative einen den Autor, Autoren1 die Autoren

    1Rare, proscribed.

    Descendants

    • → Lower Sorbian: awtor
    • → Polish: autor
    • → Upper Sorbian: awtor

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Autor”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

    Further reading

    • “Autor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Autor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Autor” in Duden online
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