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negator

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English

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Etymology

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From negate +‎ -or, or directly from Latin negātor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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negator (plural negators)

  1. One who, or that which, negates.
  2. (grammar) A word (or other structural element) which causes negation (such as the word not in English).

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From negō (deny, refuse) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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negātor m (genitive negātōris); third declension

  1. a denier; apostate

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative negātor negātōrēs
genitive negātōris negātōrum
dative negātōrī negātōribus
accusative negātōrem negātōrēs
ablative negātōre negātōribus
vocative negātor negātōrēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: négateur
  • Italian: negatore
  • Occitan: negador
  • Portuguese: negador
  • Romanian: negator
  • Spanish: negador

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French négateur. By surface analysis, nega +‎ -tor.

Noun

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negator m (plural negatori)

  1. negator, denier detractor

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative negator negatorul negatori negatorii
genitive-dative negator negatorului negatori negatorilor
vocative negatorule negatorilor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /něɡaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tor

Noun

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nègātor m (Cyrillic spelling нѐга̄тор)

  1. negator, denier

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