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autor
author /au.ˈtor/
noun#4003 most common
Also: perpetrator (legal, of a crime or act), creator (of a work, idea, or plan)
Example sentences
Ea citește o carte scrisă de un autor francez.
She is reading a book written by a French author.
Autorul acestei cărți este foarte cunoscut.
The author of this book is very well known.
Autorii romanului au primit un premiu important.
The authors of the novel received an important award.
Numele autorului nu apare pe copertă.
The author's name does not appear on the cover.
Criticii au pus sub semnul întrebării intențiile autorului.
Critics questioned the author's intentions.
Opera a fost atribuită eronat unui alt autor timp de secole.
The work was mistakenly attributed to another author for centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | autor | autori |
| Genitive | autorului | autorilor |
| Accusative | autor | autori |
| Vocative | autorule | autorilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "autor" from French "auteur", itself descended from Latin "auctor". The Latin word meant originator or one who makes something grow, and it derives from the verb "augere", to increase or produce. The same root gave English words like "author" and "augment".
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