semafor

See also: semàfor

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearer”).

Noun

semafor

1. semaphore, traffic light

Declension

Declension of semafor

nominative	semafor
genitive	semafornıñ
dative	semaforğa
accusative	semafornı
locative	semaforda
ablative	semafordan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Semaphor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛmafor]

Noun

semafor m inan

1. traffic light

   Na semaforu je zelená. ― The traffic lights are green.

2. (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

Declension

Declension of semafor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafory
genitive	semaforu	semaforů
dative	semaforu	semaforům
accusative	semafor	semafory
vocative	semafore	semafory
locative	semaforu	semaforech
instrumental	semaforem	semafory

Further reading

• “semafor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “semafor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “semafor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch semafoor, from French sémaphore.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /seˈmafor/ [seˈma.fɔr]
• Rhymes: -afor
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧for

Noun

semafor (plural semafor-semafor)

1. semaphore
   1. equipment used for visual signalling
   2. visual system for transmitting information
   3. visual system for transmitting information using flags

Alternative forms

• semapur

Further reading

• “semafor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

semafor sense 1

semafor sense 4

Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore. First attested in 1830.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈma.fɔr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -afɔr
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧for

Noun

semafor m inan (related adjective semaforowy)

2. (countable, rail transport) semaphore; railway signal (signaling device used in railways to convey information)
3. (countable, advertising) semaphore; business sign (two-sided advertising sign mounted on a building wall perpendicular to it, often with a business's logo, etc.)
4. (countable, sailing) semaphore (coastal device in the form of a mast with movable arms, showing ships the direction and strength of the wind)
6. (uncountable, sailing) semaphore (signaling system in shipping in which someone makes specific hand movements while holding special flags)
7. (countable, computing) semaphore (bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes)

Declension

Declension of semafor

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafory
genitive	semafora	semaforów
dative	semaforowi	semaforom
accusative	semafor	semafory
instrumental	semaforem	semaforami
locative	semaforze	semaforach
vocative	semaforze	semafory

Derived terms

nouns

• semafor kształtowy

Further reading

• semafor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• semafor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• semafor in PWN's encyclopedia
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “semafor”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “semafor”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 62
• semafor in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.maˈfor/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

semafor n (plural semafoare)

1. traffic light
2. semaphore

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	semafor	semaforul		semafoare	semafoarele
genitive-dative	semafor	semaforului		semafoare	semafoarelor
vocative	semaforule			semafoarelor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sȅmafōr m inan (Cyrillic spelling се̏мафо̄р)

1. semaphore
2. traffic light

Declension

Declension of semafor

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafori
genitive	semafora	semafora
dative	semaforu	semaforima
accusative	semafor	semafore
vocative	semafore	semafori
locative	semaforu	semaforima
instrumental	semaforom	semaforima

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semafɔr/, [ˈsemafɔr]
• Rhymes: -afɔr
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧for

Noun

semafor m inan (relational adjective semaforový)

1. traffic light
2. (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

Declension

Declension of semafor
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	semafor	semafory
genitive	semafora, semaforu	semaforov
dative	semaforu	semaforom
accusative	semafor	semafory
locative	semafore	semaforoch
instrumental	semaforom	semaformi

Further reading

• “semafor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from German Semaphor.

Noun

semafór m inan

1. traffic light

Further reading

• “semafor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Turkish

Etymology

From French sémaphore.

Noun

semafor (definite accusative semaforu, plural semaforlar)

1. (transport) semaphore (signaling device of ships and railroads) [from 1929]
2. (computing) semaphore

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “semafor”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4136
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “semafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük