aerator

English

Etymology

aerate +‎ -or

Noun

aerator (plural aerators)

  1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
    Antonym: deaerator
    faucet aerator
  2. A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
  3. A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Polish: aerator

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aerator.[1] By surface analysis, aero- +‎ -ator. First attested in 1874.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ɛˈra.tɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧e‧ra‧tor

Noun

aerator m inan

  1. aerator
    mechaniczny aerator ― mechanical aerator
    aerator powierzchniowy ― surface aerator
    działanie aeratora ― operation of an aerator

Declension
Declension of aerator
singular plural
nominative aerator aeratory
genitive aeratora aeratorów
dative aeratorowi aeratorom
accusative aerator aeratory
instrumental aeratorem aeratorami
locative aeratorze aeratorach
vocative aeratorze aeratory

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aerator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Gazeta Rolnicza‎, number R.14, no 17, 1874, page 132

Further reading
  • aerator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • aerator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aérateur.

Noun

aerator n (plural aeratoare)

  1. aerator

Declension
Declension of aerator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) aerator aeratorul (niște) aeratoare aeratoarele
genitive/dative (unui) aerator aeratorului (unor) aeratoare aeratoarelor
vocative aeratorule aeratoarelor
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