alternator
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See also: alternátor
English
Etymology
Noun
alternator (plural alternators)
- (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
Derived terms
Translations
an electric generator which produces alternating current
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Latin
Verb
alternātor
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English alternator,[1] from Latin alternō.[2] First attested in 1892.[3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
alternator m inan
- (electrical engineering) alternator (electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means)
- Hypernym: prądnica
- zacisk alternatora ― alternator clamp
Declension
Declension of alternator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alternator | alternatory |
| genitive | alternatora | alternatorów |
| dative | alternatorowi | alternatorom |
| accusative | alternator | alternatory |
| instrumental | alternatorem | alternatorami |
| locative | alternatorze | alternatorach |
| vocative | alternatorze | alternatory |
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alternator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alternator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Józef Jerzy Boguski (1892) Wstęp do elektrotechniki : odczyty wygłoszone na posiedzeniach Sekcyi 1-ej technicznej Warszawskiego Tow. popierania przemysłu i handlu. Cz. 1 (in Polish), page III
- ^ alternator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- alternator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alternator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alternator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French alternateur. By surface analysis, alterna + -tor.
Noun
alternator n (plural alternatoare)
Declension
Declension of alternator
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) alternator | alternatorul | (niște) alternatoare | alternatoarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) alternator | alternatorului | (unor) alternatoare | alternatoarelor |
| vocative | alternatorule | alternatoarelor | ||