inventor

== English == === Alternative forms === inventour (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛntə/ Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) === Noun === inventor (plural inventors) One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation. ==== Coordinate terms ==== inventress inventrix ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === noverint == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inventōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [im.bənˈto] IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vənˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.venˈtoɾ] === Adjective === inventor (feminine inventora, masculine plural inventors, feminine plural inventores) inventive === Noun === inventor m (plural inventors, feminine inventora, feminine plural inventores) inventor ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inventor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “inventor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “inventor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “inventor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin inventor, inventōrem. === Noun === inventor m (plural inventores, feminine inventora, feminine plural inventoras) inventor ==== Related terms ==== inventar === Further reading === “inventor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin inventor. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /inˈvɛntor/ [inˈfen̪.t̪ɔr] Rhymes: -ɛntor Syllabification: in‧ven‧tor === Noun === inventor (plural inventor-inventor) inventor Synonyms: pencipta, penginvensi, pereka cipta ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inventor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === From inveniō +‎ -tor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪnˈwɛn.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɱˈvɛn.tor] === Noun === inventor m (genitive inventōris, feminine inventrīx); third declension contriver, author, discoverer, inventor ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== inventio ==== Descendants ==== === References === “inventor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “inventor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "inventor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “inventor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inventōrem. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧ven‧tor === Noun === inventor m (plural inventores, feminine inventora, feminine plural inventoras) inventor (one who invents things) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inventor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French inventeur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.venˈtor/ Rhymes: -or Hyphenation: in‧ven‧tor === Noun === inventor m (plural inventori) (obsolete) synonym of inventator (“inventor”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “inventor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inventōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imbenˈtoɾ/ [ĩm.bẽn̪ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: in‧ven‧tor === Noun === inventor m (plural inventores, feminine inventora or inventriz, feminine plural inventoras or inventrices) inventor (one who invents things) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inventor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025