amplificator

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /am.pli.fiˈkaː.tor/, [ämplʲɪfɪˈkäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /am.pli.fiˈka.tor/, [ämplifiˈkäːt̪or]

Etymology 1

amplificō (“to enlarge, amplify”) +‎ -tor

Noun

amplificātor m (genitive amplificātōris); third declension

1. one who enlarges, amplifies, or decorates

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	amplificātor	amplificātōrēs
genitive	amplificātōris	amplificātōrum
dative	amplificātōrī	amplificātōribus
accusative	amplificātōrem	amplificātōrēs
ablative	amplificātōre	amplificātōribus
vocative	amplificātor	amplificātōrēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amplificātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amplificō

References

• “amplificator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amplificator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amplificator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French amplificateur. By surface analysis, amplifica +‎ -tor.

Noun

amplificator n (plural amplificatoare)

1. amplifier

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	amplificator	amplificatorul		amplificatoare	amplificatoarele
genitive-dative	amplificator	amplificatorului		amplificatoare	amplificatoarelor
vocative	amplificatorule			amplificatoarelor