leitor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• leytor (obsolete)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin lēctōrem (“reader”). Piecewise doublet of ledor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoʁ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoʁ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoʁ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɻ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtoɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lei‧tor

Adjective

leitor (feminine leitora, masculine plural leitores, feminine plural leitoras)

1. (relational) reading

Noun

leitor m (plural leitores, feminine leitora, feminine plural leitoras)

1. reader (one who reads text)

   Synonym: ledor

2. lector (lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service)

Noun

leitor m (plural leitores)

1. reader (device which reads digital information)

Related terms

• atril
• leitorado
• leitoril
• leitura
• ler

Further reading

• “leitor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “leitor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “leitor”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025