retor
See also: rétor
Latin
Verb
rētor
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of reor
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).
Noun
retor m (definite singular retoren, indefinite plural retorer, definite plural retorene)
- (historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).
Noun
retor m (definite singular retoren, indefinite plural retorar, definite plural retorane)
- (historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome
Related terms
- retorikk
- retorikar
Anagrams
Old French
Noun
retor oblique singular, m (oblique plural retors, nominative singular retors, nominative plural retor)
- return (act of instance of returning)
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.tɔr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɔr
- Syllabification: re‧tor
Noun
retor m pers (female equivalent retorka)
- (literary) wordsmith
- Synonyms: krasomówca, orator
Declension
Declension of retor
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | retor | retorzy/retory (deprecative) |
| genitive | retora | retorów |
| dative | retorowi | retorom |
| accusative | retora | retorów |
| instrumental | retorem | retorami |
| locative | retorze | retorach |
| vocative | retorze | retorzy |
Further reading
- retor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- retor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr) or Latin rhetor.
Noun
retor m (plural retori)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | retor | retorul | retori | retorii | |
| genitive-dative | retor | retorului | retori | retorilor | |
| vocative | retorule | retorilor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From retòrika.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rêːtor/
- Hyphenation: re‧tor
Noun
rȇtor m anim (Cyrillic spelling ре̑тор)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | retor | retori |
| genitive | retora | retora |
| dative | retoru | retorima |
| accusative | retora | retore |
| vocative | retore | retori |
| locative | retoru | retorima |
| instrumental | retorom | retorima |
References
- “retor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025