separator
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
separator (plural separators)
- An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
- 1998, Elisa Ferri, Lisa Kenny, Dana Epstein, Style on Hand: Perfect Nail and Skin Care, page 44:
- When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart.
- A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
- One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
an object located between two or more things and hence separating them
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device for removing one substance from another
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one who separates
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
sēparātor
References edit
- “separator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- separator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English separator.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
separator m inan
- separator (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them)
- separator (a device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk)
Declension edit
Declension of separator
singular | plural | |
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nominative | separator | separatory |
genitive | seperatora | separatorów |
dative | separatorowi | separatorom |
accusative | separator | separatory |
instrumental | separatorem | separatorami |
locative | separatorze | separatorach |
vocative | separatorze | separatory |
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “separator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- separator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- separator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “separator”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 67
- separator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French séparateur, from Latin separator.
Noun edit
separator n (plural separatori)
Declension edit
Declension of separator
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) separator | separatorul | (niște) separatori | separatorile |
genitive/dative | (unui) separator | separatorului | (unor) separatori | separatorilor |
vocative | separatorule | separatorilor |