contador

Portuguese

Etymology

From contar +‎ -dor. Piecewise doublet of computador.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.taˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.taˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧dor

Noun

contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. counter (one who counts)
  2. (Brazil) accountant (someone who maintains financial matters for a person)
    Synonym: (Portugal) contabilista

Noun

contador m (plural contadores)

  1. counter (object used in counting)
  2. meter (device that measures things)
    contador da água ― water meter

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From contar +‎ -dor, possibly corresponding to Latin computātōrem,[1] thus a doublet of computador, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kontaˈdoɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ta‧dor

Noun

contador m (plural contadores)

  1. (programming) counter
  2. counter, meter, measurer
    Synonym: medidor

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Cebuano: kontador
  • → Tagalog: kontador

Noun

contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. counter (one who counts)
  2. (accounting) accountant
    Synonym: contable

References
  1. https://dle.rae.es/contador

Further reading
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