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regulador.

regulator (device that controls or limits something)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁe.ɡu.laˈdoʁ/Brazil[he.ɡu.laˈdoh]Brazil/ʁe.ɡu.laˈdoɾ/São-Paulo[he.ɡu.laˈdoɾ]São-Paulo

  1. regulator (device that controls or limits something)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin rēgula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin rēgulārislbor. Portuguese regular Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese regulador From regular + -dor.

adj/ʁe.ɡu.laˈdoʁ/Brazil[he.ɡu.laˈdoh]Brazil/ʁe.ɡu.laˈdoɾ/São-Paulo[he.ɡu.laˈdoɾ]São-Paulo

  1. regulatory

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin rēgula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin rēgulārislbor. Portuguese regular Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese regulador From regular + -dor.

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