different between acater vs acter

English

Noun

acater (plural acaters)

1. (obsolete) caterer

Anagrams

• caetra, carate, cerata, ectara

Norman

Alternative forms

• acataer (continental Normandy)
• acataïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French acater (compare Old French achater), from Vulgar Latin *accapt?re, from Latin ad + capt?re, present active infinitive of capt? (“I strive to seize, catch or grasp at”).

Pronunciation

Verb

acater

1. (Jersey) to buy

   Antonym: vendre

Derived terms

• acateux (“buyer”)

Related terms

• acat (“purchase”)

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aka?te?r]

Verb

acater

1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of acheter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Norman: acataer, acataïr
• English: cater

Picard

Etymology

From Old French acater, northern variant of Old French achater, from Vulgar Latin *accapt?re, from Latin ad + capt?, capt?re.

Verb

acater

1. to buy

   Ej vo-t in vile por acater queuques pétiotés coses à minger

   I'm going in town to buy a few things to eat

Conjugation

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æk.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æk.t?/
• Homophone: actor
• Rhymes: -ækt?(?)

Etymology 1

act +? -er

Noun

acter (plural acters)

1. (in combination) A play or film with a particular number of acts.

   a one-acter

   a two-acter

Etymology 2

From act +? -er.

Noun

acter (plural acters)

1. (uncommon) An actor, someone who or something which acts.

Anagrams

• Carte, Trace, caret, carte, cater, crate, creat, react, recta, reäct, trace

French

Verb

acter

1. To enact

Conjugation