timer

English

Etymology

time +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɪmə(r)

Noun

timer (plural timers)

  1. Someone or something which times.
  2. A device used to measure amounts of time.
  3. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

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Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English timer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tajmər/, [ˈtˢɑjmɐ]

Noun

timer c (singular definite timeren, plural indefinite timere)

  1. timer
Inflection

Etymology 2

See time (“hour”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːmər/, [ˈtˢiːmɐ]

Noun

timer c pl

  1. plural indefinite of time

Etymology 3

See time (“to time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tajmər/, [ˈtˢɑjmɐ]

Verb

timer

  1. present tense of time

Interlingua

Verb

timer

  1. to dread, fear

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English timer.

Noun

timer m (invariable)

  1. timer (device)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

timer m pl

  1. indefinite plural of time

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English timer.

Noun

timer m (plural timers)

  1. timer (device used to measure time)

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