mediator

See also: Mediator, médiator, and mediátor

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediātor (“one who mediates”), from mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mediator (plural mediators)

  1. One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
  2. A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.

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Further reading

  • mediator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • mediator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Danish

Noun

mediator c (singular definite mediatoren, plural indefinite mediatorer)

  1. mediator

Declension

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /me.diˈaː.tor/, [mɛ.dɪˈaː.tɔr]

Noun

mediātor m (genitive mediātōris); third declension

  1. mediator, intermediary, go-between

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative mediātor mediātōrēs
genitive mediātōris mediātōrum
dative mediātōrī mediātōribus
accusative mediātōrem mediātōrēs
ablative mediātōre mediātōribus
vocative mediātor mediātōrēs

Descendants

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediātor.

Noun

mediator m (plural mediatori, feminine equivalent mediatoare)

  1. mediator, intermediary

Synonyms

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