convector

English

Etymology

convect +‎ -or

Pronunciation

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Noun

convector (plural convectors)

1. A space heater that transfers heat by convection; a radiator

Translations

space heater

• French: convecteur (fr) m
• Greek: θερμοπομπός (el) m (thermopompós)

Latin

Etymology

con- +‎ vector (“carrier, passenger”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈu̯ek.tor/, [kɔnˈu̯ɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈvek.tor/, [koɱˈvɛkt̪or]

Noun

convector m (genitive convectōris); third declension

1. one who carries or brings together
2. a fellow passenger

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	convector	convectōrēs
Genitive	convectōris	convectōrum
Dative	convectōrī	convectōribus
Accusative	convectōrem	convectōrēs
Ablative	convectōre	convectōribus
Vocative	convector	convectōrēs

References

• “convector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “convector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French convecteur.

Noun

convector n (plural convectoare)

1. convector

Declension

Declension of convector

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) convector	convectorul	(niște) convectoare	convectoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) convector	convectorului	(unor) convectoare	convectoarelor
vocative	convectorule		convectoarelor