aspersor

English

Noun

aspersor (plural aspersors)

1. Alternative form of asperser

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aspersus +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pərˈso]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [as.peɾˈsoɾ]

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersors)

1. (agriculture) sprinkler (rotation device used to irrigate crops)

Related terms

• aspergir
• aspersió

Further reading

• “aspersor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peʁˈsoʁ/ [as.pehˈsoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peʁˈsoʁ/ [as.pehˈsoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /as.peɾˈsoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.peʁˈsoʁ/ [aʃ.peχˈsoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peɻˈsoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈsoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈsoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈso.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: as‧per‧sor

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersores)

1. (agriculture) sprinkler (rotation device used to irrigate crops)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspersoir.

Noun

aspersor n (plural aspersoare)

1. sprinkler

Declension

Declension of aspersor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) aspersor	aspersorul	(niște) aspersoare	aspersoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) aspersor	aspersorului	(unor) aspersoare	aspersoarelor
vocative	aspersorule		aspersoarelor

Spanish

Sprinklers spraying water to irrigate vine plants in a vineyard

Etymology

From Latin aspersus +‎ -or. Compare English asperser.

Adjective

aspersor (feminine aspersora, masculine plural aspersores, feminine plural aspersoras)

1. sprinkling

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersores)

1. sprinkler (device used to spray water in the air)
   • 2015 July 24, “Algunas maneras de vivir”, in El País‎^[1]:

     A primera hora de la tarde, cuando los aspersores para refrescarse aún no funcionaban, el calor era propio del Sahel.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• aspersión

 

Further reading

• “aspersor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014