generator
English
Etymology
From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
generator (plural generators)
- One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
- (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
- (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
- (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
- (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
- (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
- 2016, Paul Barry, Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 508:
- When you come across something that looks like a listcomp but is surrounded by parentheses, you're looking at a generator: […]
- A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Antonyms
- (one which generates): extinguisher
Derived terms
- character generator
- chemical oxygen generator
- clock generator
- diesel generator
- economic scenario generator
- engine-generator
- engine generator
- finite generator
- function generator
- gas generator
- hydroelectric generator
- pseudorandom number generator
- random number generator
- steam generator
- traffic generator
- turbogenerator, turbo-generator
- Van de Graaff generator
- wind generator
Translations
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Russian генера́тор (generátor).
Noun
generator (definite accusative generatoru, plural generatorlar)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension
Declension of generator | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | generator |
generatorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | generatoru |
generatorları | ||||||
dative | generatora |
generatorlara | ||||||
locative | generatorda |
generatorlarda | ||||||
ablative | generatordan |
generatorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | generatorun |
generatorların |
Further reading
- “generator” in Obastan.com.
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
generator c (singular definite generatoren, plural indefinite generatorer)
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | generator | generatoren | generatorer | generatorerne |
genitive | generators | generatorens | generatorers | generatorernes |
References
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
generator m (plural generatoren or generators, diminutive [please provide])
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
References
- “generator” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “generator”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch generator, from Latin generātor, genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
génêrator (plural generator-generator, first-person possessive generatorku, second-person possessive generatormu, third-person possessive generatornya)
Synonyms
- penjana (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “generator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.neˈraː.tor/, [ɡɛnɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈra.tor/, [d͡ʒeneˈräːt̪or]
Etymology 1
From generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”) + -tor (masculine agentive suffix).
Noun
generātor m (genitive generātōris, feminine generātrīx); third declension
- begetter, producer, generator, engenderer
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | generātor | generātōrēs |
Genitive | generātōris | generātōrum |
Dative | generātōrī | generātōribus |
Accusative | generātōrem | generātōrēs |
Ablative | generātōre | generātōribus |
Vocative | generātor | generātōrēs |
Etymology 2
Inflected form of generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”).
Verb
generātor
References
- generator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- generator in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “generator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “generator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorer, definite plural generatorene)
Derived terms
References
- “generator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorar, definite plural generatorane)
Derived terms
References
- “generator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Generator, from English generator, from French générateur, from Latin generō + -ator.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
generator m inan
- (electricity) generator (piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another or to create energy)
- (programming) generator (subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request)
- generator (that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces social phenomena)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | generator | generatory |
genitive | generatora | generatorów |
dative | generatorowi | generatorom |
accusative | generator | generatory |
instrumental | generatorem | generatorami |
locative | generatorze | generatorach |
vocative | generatorze | generatory |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “generator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “generator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- generator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- generator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French générateur or Latin generator. Equivalent to genera + -tor.
Adjective
generator m or n (feminine singular generatoare, masculine plural generatori, feminine and neuter plural generatoare)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | generator | generatoare | generatori | generatoare | ||
definite | generatorul | generatoarea | generatorii | generatoarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | generator | generatoare | generatori | generatoare | ||
definite | generatorului | generatoarei | generatorilor | generatoarelor |
Noun
generator n (plural generatoare)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) generator | generatorul | (niște) generatoare | generatoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) generator | generatorului | (unor) generatoare | generatoarelor |
vocative | generatorule | generatoarelor |
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
generator c
Declension
Declension of generator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | generator | generatorn | generatorer | generatorerna |
Genitive | generators | generatorns | generatorers | generatorernas |
References
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- az:Electricity
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- da:Electricity
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- nl:Electricity
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