Autor

See also: autor

German

Alternative forms

Author (obsolete)

Etymology

From New Latin autor, from Latin auctor.[1] See there for more. Compare English author, French auteur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯/
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Noun

Autor m (mixed or weak, genitive Autors or (rare, proscribed) Autoren, plural Autoren, feminine Autorin)

author [since 2nd half of 15th c.][1]
Synonyms: Urheber, Verfasser, Schriftsteller

Antonym: Plagiator

Declension

Declension of Autor [masculine, mixed // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Autor	die	Autoren
genitive	eines	des	Autors, Autoren¹	der	Autoren
dative	einem	dem	Autor, Autoren¹	den	Autoren
accusative	einen	den	Autor, Autoren¹	die	Autoren

¹Rare, proscribed.

Related terms

Autorenvereinigung
autorisieren
Autorschaft
Bestsellerautor
Buchautor
Bühnenautor
Drehbuchautor
Fachbuchautor
Gastautor
Gegenwartsautor
Jugendbuchautor
Kinderbuchautor
Koautor
Mitautor
Romanautor
Textautor
Theaterautor

Descendants

→ Lower Sorbian: awtor
→ Polish: autor
- → Russian: а́втор (ávtor), авторъ (avtor)
  - → Eastern Mari: автор (avtor)
  - → Georgian: ავტორი (avṭori)
  - → Ingrian: avtora
  - → Kazakh: автор (avtor)
  - → Yakut: ааптар (aaptar)
→ Upper Sorbian: awtor

References

Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Autor”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

“Autor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Autor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Autor” in Duden online

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