Basic Guidelines For Spanish Pronunciations
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(forming nouns) denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or denoting another agent.
- ‘escalator’
- ‘governor’
- ‘resistor’
Origin
From Latin, sometimes via Anglo-Norman French -eour or Old French -eor (see also -ator).
Pronunciation
-or
/ə/ /ɔː/suffix
Forming adjectives expressing a comparative sense.
‘junior’‘major’
Origin
Via Anglo-Norman French from Latin.
Pronunciation
-or
/ə/suffix
Forming nouns denoting a state or condition.
- ‘error’
- ‘pallor’
- ‘terror’
Origin
From Latin, sometimes via Old French -or, -ur.
