computador

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin computator.

Noun

computador m (plural computadores)

1. computer

   Synonyms: computadora, ordenador

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin computātōrem. Possibly a doublet of contador. By surface analysis, computar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pu.taˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pu.taˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.taˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pu.taˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.taˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.pu.tɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.pu.tɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pu.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.pu.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: com‧pu‧ta‧dor

Adjective

computador (feminine computadora, masculine plural computadores, feminine plural computadoras, not comparable)

1. computing (which performs computations)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:computador.

Noun

computador m (plural computadores)

1. computer

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:computador.

Related terms

• computadorizar
• computar

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin computator. Possibly a doublet of contador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komputaˈdoɾ/ [kõm.pu.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: com‧pu‧ta‧dor

Noun

computador m (plural computadores)

1. (computing, chiefly Chile, Colombia) computer

   Synonyms: computadora, ordenador

Derived terms

• computador de mesa
• computador de sobremesa
• computador portátil

 

Further reading

• “computador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “computador” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
• computador on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es