"Funktor" meaning in German

See Funktor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊŋktoːɐ̯/
Etymology: From Funktion, modeled after Faktor. Coined by German philosopher Rudolf Carnap in 1934. Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s,en}} Funktor m (mixed, genitive Funktors, plural Funktoren) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,en}} Forms: Funktors [genitive], Funktoren [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Funktor [nominative, singular], Funktoren [definite, nominative, plural], Funktors [genitive, singular], Funktoren [definite, genitive, plural], Funktor [dative, singular], Funktoren [dative, definite, plural], Funktor [accusative, singular], Funktoren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (category theory) functor Tags: masculine, mixed Hyponyms: Bifunktor, Endofunktor, Kofunktor, Multifunktor Related terms: Junktor

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Funktion, modeled after Faktor.\nCoined by German philosopher Rudolf Carnap in 1934.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Funktors",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s,en"
      },
      "expansion": "Funktor m (mixed, genitive Funktors, plural Funktoren)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Funk",
        "tor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s,en"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Category theory",
          "orig": "de:Category theory",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "functor"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bifunktor"
        },
        {
          "word": "Endofunktor"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kofunktor"
        },
        {
          "word": "Multifunktor"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Funktor-de-noun-xN~zhroJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "category theory",
          "category theory"
        ],
        [
          "functor",
          "functor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(category theory) functor"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Junktor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "mixed"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "category-theory",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʊŋktoːɐ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Funktor"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From Funktion, modeled after Faktor.\nCoined by German philosopher Rudolf Carnap in 1934.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Funktors",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Funktoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s,en"
      },
      "expansion": "Funktor m (mixed, genitive Funktors, plural Funktoren)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Funk",
        "tor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Bifunktor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Endofunktor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kofunktor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Multifunktor"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s,en"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Junktor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German mixed nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Category theory"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "functor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "category theory",
          "category theory"
        ],
        [
          "functor",
          "functor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(category theory) functor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "mixed"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "category-theory",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʊŋktoːɐ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Funktor"
}

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