kalkulators

Latvian

Kalkulators (2)

Etymology

A borrowing from other European languages, possibly originally English calculator.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kalkulators m (1st declension, feminine form: kalkulatore)

  1. (dated sense, mostly historical) (male) calculator, computer (a man whose work it is to perform mathematical calculations and computations)
    biju grāmatvedis kādā noliktavā... pēc tam beidzu kalkulatoru kursusI was a bookkeeper in a store... after that I finished a calculator's course
  2. calculator (a mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations)
    elektroniskie kalkulatori izveidoti uz integrālo shēmu bāzeselectronic calculators are designed on the basis of integrated circuits

Declension

  • kalkulēt

See also

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