bufor

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
English buff
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English bufferbor.
Polish bufor

    Borrowed from English buffer.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.fɔr/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ufɔr
    • Syllabification: bu‧for

    Noun

    bufor m inan (related adjective buforowy)

    1. (rail transport) buffer (part of the buffers-and-chain coupling system used on the railway systems of many countries for attaching railway vehicles to one another)
      Hypernym: zderzak
    2. (literary) buffer (anything used to isolate or minimize the effect of one thing on another)
    3. (computing) buffer (portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device)
    4. (chemistry) buffer (solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid)
      Synonym: roztwór buforowy
      Hypernym: roztwór
    5. (colloquial, in the plural) rack (woman's breasts)
      Synonyms: bimbały, biust, mleczarnia, zderzaki

    Declension

    Declension of bufor
    singular plural
    nominative bufor bufory
    genitive bufora/buforu buforów
    dative buforowi buforom
    accusative bufor bufory
    instrumental buforem buforami
    locative buforze buforach
    vocative buforze bufory

    Derived terms

    verbs

    Further reading

    • bufor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • bufory in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • bufor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • bufor in PWN's encyclopedia
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