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See also: generátor and Generator

English

Etymology

From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

generator (plural generators)

  1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
    1. (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.
    2. (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
    3. (music) An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
    4. (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.
    5. (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
    6. (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: […]
  2. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
    1. Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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Translations

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian генера́тор (generátor).

Noun

generator (definite accusative generatoru, plural generatorlar)

  1. (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)

Declension

    Declension of generator
singular plural
nominative generator
 generatorlar
definite accusative generatoru
 generatorları
dative generatora
 generatorlara
locative generatorda
 generatorlarda
ablative generatordan
 generatorlardan
definite genitive generatorun
 generatorların
    Possessive forms of generator
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatorum generatorlarım
sənin (“your”) generatorun generatorların
onun (“his/her/its”) generatoru generatorları
bizim (“our”) generatorumuz generatorlarımız
sizin (“your”) generatorunuz generatorlarınız
onların (“their”) generatoru or generatorları generatorları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatorumu generatorlarımı
sənin (“your”) generatorunu generatorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) generatorunu generatorlarını
bizim (“our”) generatorumuzu generatorlarımızı
sizin (“your”) generatorunuzu generatorlarınızı
onların (“their”) generatorunu or generatorlarını generatorlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatoruma generatorlarıma
sənin (“your”) generatoruna generatorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) generatoruna generatorlarına
bizim (“our”) generatorumuza generatorlarımıza
sizin (“your”) generatorunuza generatorlarınıza
onların (“their”) generatoruna or generatorlarına generatorlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatorumda generatorlarımda
sənin (“your”) generatorunda generatorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) generatorunda generatorlarında
bizim (“our”) generatorumuzda generatorlarımızda
sizin (“your”) generatorunuzda generatorlarınızda
onların (“their”) generatorunda or generatorlarında generatorlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatorumdan generatorlarımdan
sənin (“your”) generatorundan generatorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) generatorundan generatorlarından
bizim (“our”) generatorumuzdan generatorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) generatorunuzdan generatorlarınızdan
onların (“their”) generatorundan or generatorlarından generatorlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) generatorumun generatorlarımın
sənin (“your”) generatorunun generatorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) generatorunun generatorlarının
bizim (“our”) generatorumuzun generatorlarımızın
sizin (“your”) generatorunuzun generatorlarınızın
onların (“their”) generatorunun or generatorlarının generatorlarının

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From Latin generare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡenəˈʁɑːtʌ/, /ɡɛnəˈʁɑːtʌ/

Noun

generator c (singular definite generatoren, plural indefinite generatorer)

  1. generator (one that generates)
  2. (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)

Declension

Declension of generator
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative generator generatoren generatorer generatorerne
genitive generators generatorens generatorers generatorernes

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin generare.

Pronunciation

Noun

generator m (plural generatoren or generators, diminutive )

  1. generator (one that generates)
  2. (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)

References

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

From Dutch generator, from Latin generātor, genero (“beget, father”).

Pronunciation

Noun

génêrator (plural generator-generator, first-person possessive generatorku, second-person possessive generatormu, third-person possessive generatornya)

  1. (electricity) generator.

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Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”) +‎ -tor (masculine agentive suffix).

Noun

generātor m (genitive generātōris, feminine generātrīx); third declension

  1. begetter, producer, generator, engenderer
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative generātor generātōrēs
Genitive generātōris generātōrum
Dative generātōrī generātōribus
Accusative generātōrem generātōrēs
Ablative generātōre generātōribus
Vocative generātor generātōrēs

Etymology 2

Inflected form of generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”).

Verb

generātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of generō

References

  • 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

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Latin generare.

Noun

generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorer, definite plural generatorene)

  1. a generator

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Latin generare.

Noun

generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorar, definite plural generatorane)

  1. a generator

Derived terms

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English generator, French générateur, German Generator, ultimately from Latin generātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ.nɛˈra.tɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ra‧tor

Noun

generator m inan (related adjective generatorowy)

  1. (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
  2. (programming) generator (subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request)
  3. (literary) generator (that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces social phenomena)

Declension

Declension of generator
singular plural
nominative generator generatory
genitive generatora generatorów
dative generatorowi generatorom
accusative generator generatory
instrumental generatorem generatorami
locative generatorze generatorach
vocative generatorze generatory

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “generator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “generator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

  • generator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • generator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • generator in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French générateur or Latin generator. Equivalent to genera +‎ -tor.

Adjective

generator m or n (feminine singular generatoare, masculine plural generatori, feminine and neuter plural generatoare)

  1. generator

Declension

Declension of generator
singular plural
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

generator n (plural generatoare)

  1. generator

Declension

Declension of generator
singular plural
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

Etymology

From Latin generare.

Noun

generator c

  1. a generator

Declension

Declension of generator 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative generator generatorn generatorer generatorerna
Genitive generators generatorns generatorers generatorernas

References

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