kolator

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈla.tɔr/

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• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: ko‧la‧tor

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin collator, from collātiō.

Noun

kolator m pers (female equivalent kolatorka)

1. (historical) patron (patron of the church or its founder)

Declension

Declension of kolator

	singular	plural
nominative	kolator	kolatorzy/kolatory (deprecative)
genitive	kolatora	kolatorów
dative	kolatorowi	kolatorom
accusative	kolatora	kolatorów
instrumental	kolatorem	kolatorami
locative	kolatorze	kolatorach
vocative	kolatorze	kolatorzy

Derived terms

adjective

• kolatorski

 

noun

• kolatorstwo

 

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from English collator.

Noun

kolator m inan

1. (computing) collator (machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards)

Declension

Declension of kolator

	singular	plural
nominative	kolator	kolatory
genitive	kolatoru	kolatorów
dative	kolatorowi	kolatorom
accusative	kolator	kolatory
instrumental	kolatorem	kolatorami
locative	kolatorze	kolatorach
vocative	kolatorze	kolatory

Further reading

• kolator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolator in Polish dictionaries at PWN