Asturian

Noun

ascensor m ‎(plural ascensores)

1. lift, elevator

Catalan

Noun

ascensor m ‎(plural ascensors)

1. elevator, lift

Latin

Etymology

ad- ‎(“(up) to”) +‎ scandō ‎(“climb”) +‎ -sor ‎(agentive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /asˈken.sor/, [asˈkẽː.sɔr]

Noun

ascensor m ‎(genitive ascensōris); third declension

1. A person who ascends
2. rider, charioteer (person who mounts a horse or rides a chariot)

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• ascensor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ASCENSOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ascensor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

ascensor m (plural ascensores)

1. lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

Synonyms

• elevador

Spanish

Noun

ascensor m ‎(plural ascensores)

1. (Not used in Mexico) elevator, lift

Synonyms

• elevador (Mexico, also sometimes in El Salvador)

Related terms

• ascender