# -dor
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tōrem, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

### Pronunciation

(after continuants, except [ɫ⁓l] and /ʎ/)
* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈðo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈðoɾ]
(elsewhere)
* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈdo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈdoɾ]

### Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dors, feminine -dora)
* forms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs; the vowel of the infinitive is kept, i.e. -ador, -edor, -idor
* forms agent nouns from another noun associated with the action
    ‎llenya (“firewood”) + ‎-dor → ‎llenyador (“wood cutter”)

#### Related terms

* -triu

#### See also

* -er

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin -tōrem, accusative of -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdoɾ/ [ˈd̪oɾ]
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Hyphenation: -dor

### Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora, feminine plural -doras)
* -er, -or; forms agent nouns from verbs

### Suffix

-dor (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -dora, masculine plural -dores, feminine plural -doras)
* -y, -ous, -ing, -ive; forms adjectives indicating habitually performing the specified verb
    ‎durmir (“to sleep”) + ‎-dor → ‎durmidor (“sleepy”)
    ‎encantar (“to enchant”) + ‎-dor → ‎encantador (“charming”)
    ‎falar (“to talk”) + ‎-dor → ‎falador (“talkative”)

### Further reading

* “-dor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse -dórr, from Þórr. Cognate with Faroese -dórur, and Icelandic -dór.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /du(ː)r/, /du/

### Suffix

-dor m (definite -doren)
* Thor (used in male given names)

#### Related terms

* Arndor
* Eidor
* Guddor, Gudor
* Halldor
* Idor
* Ingdor
* Kjelldor
* Maldor
* Mandor
* Sandor
* Tor

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tōrem (“-er”), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈdoɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈdoɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdoɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdoɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈdo.ɾi/
* Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ

### Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora or -triz, feminine plural -doras or -trizes)
* forms agent nouns from verbs; -er, -or
    ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-dor → ‎matador (“killer”)

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* -ador, -edor, -idor

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdoɾ/ [ˈd̪oɾ]
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: -dor

### Suffix

-dor m (noun-forming suffix, plural -dores, feminine -dora, feminine plural -doras) -dor (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -dora, masculine plural -dores, feminine plural -doras)
* -er, -or forms nouns (usually agent nouns) and adjectives from verbs
    ‎abrir (“open”) + ‎-dor → ‎abridor (“opener”)
    ‎contaminar (“pollute”) + ‎-dor → ‎contaminador (“polluter”)
    ‎coordinar (“coordinate”) + ‎-dor → ‎coordinador (“coordinator”)
    ‎maltratar (“beat / abuse / batter”) + ‎-dor → ‎maltratador (“beater / abuser / batterer”)
* forms derivatives of other nouns
    ‎leña (“firewood”) + ‎-dor → ‎leñador (“wood cutter”)

#### Usage notes

* The vowel before the suffix depends on the conjugation of the verb to which the suffix is added: -ar verbs use -ador (-adora), -er verbs use -edor (-edora), and -ir verbs use -idor (-idora).

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “-dor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Uzbek
### Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ـدار, from Persian ـدار (-dâr).

### Suffix

-dor
* having, possessing, holding
    ‎hukm + ‎-dor → ‎hukmdor