# semafor
## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearer”).

### Noun

semafor
* semaphore, traffic light

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Semaphor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛmafor]

### Noun

semafor m inan
* traffic light
    Na semaforu je zelená. ― The traffic lights are green.
* (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “semafor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “semafor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “semafor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore. First attested in 1830.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛˈma.fɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -afɔr
* Syllabification: se‧ma‧for

### Noun

semafor m inan (related adjective semaforowy)
* (countable, rail transport) semaphore; railway signal (signaling device used in railways to convey information)
* (countable, advertising) semaphore; business sign (two-sided advertising sign mounted on a building wall perpendicular to it, often with a business's logo, etc.)
* (countable, sailing) semaphore (coastal device in the form of a mast with movable arms, showing ships the direction and strength of the wind)
* (uncountable, sailing) semaphore (signaling system in shipping in which someone makes specific hand movements while holding special flags)
* (countable, computing) semaphore (bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes)

#### Derived terms

* semafor kształtowy

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “semafor”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “semafor”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
* ↑ Powszechny Dziennik Krajowy (in Polish), number 137, 1830 May 19, page 699

### Further reading

* semafor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* semafor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* semafor in PWN's encyclopedia
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “semafor”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “semafor”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 62
* semafor in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /se.maˈfor/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

semafor n (plural semafoare)
* traffic light
* semaphore

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

sȅmafōr m (Cyrillic spelling се̏мафо̄р)
* semaphore
* traffic light

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsemafɔr]

### Noun

semafor m inan (relational adjective semaforový)
* traffic light
* (computing) semaphore (mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “semafor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Semaphor.

### Noun

semafór m
* traffic light

### Further reading

* “semafor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French sémaphore.

### Noun

semafor (definite accusative semaforu, plural semaforlar)
* (transport) semaphore (signaling device of ships and railroads) [from 1929]
* (computing) semaphore

### References

* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “semafor”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4136
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “semafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük