gerador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese geerador, from Latin generātōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [ʒe.ɾaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [ʒe.ɾaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [ʒe.ɾaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [ʒɛ.ɾɐˈðoɾ], /ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [ʒɛ.ɾɐˈðoɾ], /ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ʒɛ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi], /ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ge‧ra‧dor

Adjective

gerador (feminine geradora, masculine plural geradores, feminine plural geradoras)

1. generative
2. productive

Noun

gerador m (plural geradores, feminine geradora or geratriz, feminine plural geradoras or geratrizes)

1. generator (something which generates)

   Synonyms: criador, produtor, construtor

   Antonyms: destrutor, destruidor, desmantelador

2. electrical generator

Related terms

• geração
• geral
• gerar
• gerativo
• general