semafor

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearer”).

Noun

semafor

1. semaphore, traffic light

Declension

Declension of semafor

nominative	semafor
genitive	semafornıñ
dative	semaforğa
accusative	semafornı
locative	semaforda
ablative	semafordan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Semaphor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛmafor]

Noun

semafor m inan

1. traffic light

   Na semaforu je zelená. ― The traffic lights are green.

2. (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

Declension

Declension of semafor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafory
genitive	semaforu	semaforů
dative	semaforu	semaforům
accusative	semafor	semafory
vocative	semafore	semafory
locative	semaforu	semaforech
instrumental	semaforem	semafory

Further reading

• semafor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• semafor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• semafor in Internetová jazyková příručka

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.maˈfor/

• Audio

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Noun

semafor n (plural semafoare)

1. traffic light
2. semaphore

Declension

Declension of semafor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) semafor	semaforul	(niște) semafoare	semafoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) semafor	semaforului	(unor) semafoare	semafoarelor
vocative	semaforule		semafoarelor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sȅmafōr m (Cyrillic spelling се̏мафо̄р)

1. semaphore
2. traffic light

Declension

Declension of semafor

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafori
genitive	semafora	semafora
dative	semaforu	semaforima
accusative	semafor	semafore
vocative	semafore	semafori
locative	semaforu	semaforima
instrumental	semaforom	semaforima

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsemafɔr]

Noun

semafor m inan (genitive singular semafora, nominative plural semafory, genitive plural semaforov, declension pattern of dub)

1. traffic light
2. (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

Declension

Declension of semafor

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafory
genitive	semafora	semaforov
dative	semaforu	semaforom
accusative	semafor	semafory
locative	semafore	semaforoch
instrumental	semaforom	semaformi

References

• “semafor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Turkish

Etymology

From French sémaphore.

Noun

semafor (definite accusative semaforu, plural semaforlar)

1. (transport) semaphore (signaling device of ships and railroads) [from 1929]
2. (computing) semaphore

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “semafor”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4136
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “semafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük