kwalifikator

Polish

Etymology

From kwalifikować +‎ -ator.[1][2] First attested in 1821.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kfa.li.fiˈka.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: kwa‧li‧fi‧ka‧tor

Noun

kwalifikator m pers (female equivalent kwalifikatorka, related adjective kwalifikatorski)

  1. (literary) qualifier (person who classifies something into a group based on specific criteria)
  2. (sports) arbiter (person who supervises decisions made by a referee)

Declension

Noun

kwalifikator m inan

  1. (linguistics) qualifier, label (information placed in dictionaries and encyclopedias before definitions indicating scope often in the form of an abbreviation)
  2. (computing) qualifier (computer program classifies someone or something into a group based on entered data)
  3. (computing) qualifier (term used to distinguish types of data which enables easier searching)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kwalifikator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “kwalifikator”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN
  3. ^ Dziennik Wileński (in Polish), volume 1, number 1, January 1821, page 49

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