generator
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- (music) An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
- (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 edit
- (antonym(s) of "one which generates"): extinguisher
Derived terms edit
- character generator
- chemical oxygen generator
- clock generator
- diesel generator
- economic scenario generator
- engine generator
- engine-generator
- finite generator
- function generator
- gas generator
- hydroelectric generator
- Kipp generator
- pseudorandom number generator
- pseudo-random number generator
- random number generator
- steam generator
- traffic generator
- turbogenerator, turbo-generator
- Van de Graaff generator
- wind generator
Translations edit
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Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Russian генера́тор (generátor).
Noun edit
generator (definite accusative generatoru, plural generatorlar)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension edit
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 edit
- “generator” in Obastan.com.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
generator c (singular definite generatoren, plural indefinite generatorer)
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | generator | generatoren | generatorer | generatorerne |
genitive | generators | generatorens | generatorers | generatorernes |
References edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
generator m (plural generatoren or generators, diminutive [please provide])
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
References edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch generator, from Latin generātor, genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
génêrator (plural generator-generator, first-person possessive generatorku, second-person possessive generatormu, third-person possessive generatornya)
Synonyms edit
- penjana (Standard Malay)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “generator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.neˈraː.tor/, [ɡɛnɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈra.tor/, [d͡ʒeneˈräːt̪or]
Etymology 1 edit
From generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”) + -tor (masculine agentive suffix).
Noun edit
generātor m (genitive generātōris, feminine generātrīx); third declension
- begetter, producer, generator, engenderer
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | generātor | generātōrēs |
Genitive | generātōris | generātōrum |
Dative | generātōrī | generātōribus |
Accusative | generātōrem | generātōrēs |
Ablative | generātōre | generātōribus |
Vocative | generātor | generātōrēs |
Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”).
Verb edit
generātor
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorer, definite plural generatorene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “generator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorar, definite plural generatorane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “generator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism; compare English generator, French générateur, German Generator, ultimately from Latin generātor.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
generator m inan (related adjective generatorowy)
- (electricity) electric generator, generator (device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit)
- Synonym: prądnica
- (programming) generator (subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request)
- (literary) generator (that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces social phenomena)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | generator | generatory |
genitive | generatora | generatorów |
dative | generatorowi | generatorom |
accusative | generator | generatory |
instrumental | generatorem | generatorami |
locative | generatorze | generatorach |
vocative | generatorze | generatory |
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French générateur or Latin generator. Equivalent to genera + -tor.
Adjective edit
generator m or n (feminine singular generatoare, masculine plural generatori, feminine and neuter plural generatoare)
Declension edit
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 edit
generator n (plural generatoare)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
generator c
Declension edit
Declension of generator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | generator | generatorn | generatorer | generatorerna |
Genitive | generators | generatorns | generatorers | generatorernas |