inverter

English

Alternative forms

• invertor

Etymology

From invert +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈvɝt.ɚ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Noun

inverter (plural inverters)

1. Something that inverts, or causes inversion.
2. (electrical engineering) A power inverter.

Derived terms

• phase inverter

Translations

a device that converts DC into AC — see power inverter

See also

• rectifier

Further reading

• Inverter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Inverter (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• reinvert

Galician

Etymology

From Latin invertō.

Verb

inverter (first-person singular present inverto, first-person singular preterite invertín, past participle invertido)
inverter (first-person singular present inverto, first-person singular preterite invertim or inverti, past participle invertido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to invert

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inverter

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	inverter
Personal	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverteren
Gerund
	invertendo
Past participle
Masculine	invertido			invertidos
Feminine	invertida			invertidas
Indicative
Present	inverto	invertes	inverte	invertemos	invertedes	inverten
Imperfect	invertía	invertías	invertía	invertiamos	invertiades	invertían
Preterite	invertín	invertiches	inverteu	invertemos	invertestes	inverteron
Pluperfect	invertera	inverteras	invertera	inverteramos	inverterades	inverteran
Future	inverterei	inverterás	inverterá	inverteremos	inverteredes	inverterán
Conditional	invertería	inverterías	invertería	inverteriamos	inverteriades	inverterían
Subjunctive
Present	inverta	invertas	inverta	invertamos	invertades	invertan
Imperfect	invertese	inverteses	invertese	invertésemos	invertésedes	invertesen
Future	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverteren
Imperative
Affirmative		inverte	inverta	invertamos	invertede	invertan
Negative (non)		non invertas	non inverta	non invertamos	non invertades	non invertan

    Reintegrated conjugation of inverter (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	inverter
Personal	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverterem
Gerund
	invertendo
Past participle
Masculine	invertido			invertidos
Feminine	invertida			invertidas
Indicative
Present	inverto	invertes	inverte	invertemos	invertedes, inverteis	invertem
Imperfect	invertia	invertias	invertia	invertíamos	invertíades, invertíeis, invertíais1	invertiam
Preterite	invertim, inverti	inverteste, inverteche1	inverteu	invertemos	invertestes	invertêrom, inverteram
Pluperfect	invertera	inverteras	invertera	invertêramos	invertêrades, invertêreis, invertêrais1	inverteram
Future	inverterei	inverterás	inverterá	inverteremos	inverteredes, invertereis	inverterám, inverterão
Conditional	inverteria	inverterias	inverteria	inverteríamos	inverteríades, inverteríeis, inverteríais1	inverteriam
Subjunctive
Present	inverta	invertas	inverta	invertamos	invertades, invertais	invertam
Imperfect	invertesse	invertesses	invertesse	invertêssemos	invertêssedes, invertêsseis	invertessem
Future	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverterem
Imperative
Affirmative		inverte	inverta	invertamos	invertede, invertei	invertam
Negative (nom)		nom invertas	nom inverta	nom invertamos	nom invertades, nom invertais	nom invertam

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• inversión
• inverso

Further reading

• “inverter”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “inverter” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English inverter.

Noun

inverter m (invariable)

1. inverter (device)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

inverter

1. imperative of invertere

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin invertere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veʁˈte(ʁ)/ [ĩ.vehˈte(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veʁˈte(ʁ)/ [ĩ.vehˈte(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veɾˈte(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veʁˈte(ʁ)/ [ĩ.veχˈte(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veɻˈte(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨɾˈteɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨɾˈteɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bɨɾˈteɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨɾˈte.ɾi/

Verb

inverter (first-person singular present inverto, first-person singular preterite inverti, past participle invertido)

1. to invert

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inverter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	inverter
Personal	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverterem
Gerund
	invertendo
Past participle
Masculine	invertido			invertidos
Feminine	invertida			invertidas
Indicative
Present	inverto	invertes	inverte	invertemos	inverteis	invertem
Imperfect	invertia	invertias	invertia	invertíamos	invertíeis	invertiam
Preterite	inverti	inverteste	inverteu	invertemos	invertestes	inverteram
Pluperfect	invertera	inverteras	invertera	invertêramos	invertêreis	inverteram
Future	inverterei	inverterás	inverterá	inverteremos	invertereis	inverterão
Conditional	inverteria	inverterias	inverteria	inverteríamos	inverteríeis	inverteriam
Subjunctive
Present	inverta	invertas	inverta	invertamos	invertais	invertam
Imperfect	invertesse	invertesses	invertesse	invertêssemos	invertêsseis	invertessem
Future	inverter	inverteres	inverter	invertermos	inverterdes	inverterem
Imperative
Affirmative		inverte	inverta	invertamos	invertei	invertam
Negative (não)		não invertas	não inverta	não invertamos	não invertais	não invertam

Related terms

• inverso

Further reading

• “inverter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024