operor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From opera +‎ -or.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    operor (present infinitive operārī, perfect active operātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. to work, labor
      Synonyms: labōrō, exerceō
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.9:
        Sex diebus operaberis, et facies omnia opera tua.
        Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work.
    2. to bestow pains upon a thing; devote oneself to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing
      Synonyms: exerceō, versō, iactō

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Through the alternative form operāre:

    • Insular Romance:
      • Sardinian: oberare
    • Italo-Romance:
    • Gallo-Italic:
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Vulgar Latin: *exoperāre
    • Borrowings:

    References

    Swedish

    Noun

    operor

    1. indefinite plural of opera