generator
/ˈdʒenəˌeɪtə/JEH-nur-ay-tur
/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪtɚ/JEH-nur-ay-tur
Meaningone that generates
Common meaning: a machine that makes electricity
- generbirth, descent, race; a typeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 810 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from generate + -or.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), GENERATE, p.231 · scan
Roots
- genus, generis Latin “birth, descent, race; a type”
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