bateri

Cebuano

Etymology

From English battery, borrowed from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie (“action of beating”), from batre (“battre”), from Latin battuō (“beat”), from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈteɾi/ [bɐˈt̪i.ɾ̪ɪ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧te‧ri

Noun

bateri

1. a battery; a device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or electrostatic cells

   Synonym: bateriya

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English battery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batəri/

Noun

bateri

1. battery

Malay

bateri

Etymology

From English battery, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie (“action of beating”), from batre (“battre”), from Latin battuō (“beat”). Doublet of baterai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batəri/, [betəri]
• Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i

Noun

bateri (Jawi spelling باتري, plural bateri-bateri, informal 1st possessive bateriku, 2nd possessive baterimu, 3rd possessive baterinya)

1. battery (device producing electricity)

Alternative forms

• baterai (Standard Indonesian & Indonesian Malay)

Further reading

• “bateri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Moore

Etymology

from French batterie

Noun

bateri

1. battery (device producing electricity)

Synonyms

• (device producing electricity): pilli

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaterʲ]

Noun

bateri f

1. inflection of batere:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English battery.

Noun

bateri

1. battery (device producing electricity)

Welsh

Noun

bateri m

1. Alternative form of batri

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bateri	fateri	materi	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bateri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies