platformer
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Noun
platformer (plural platformers)
- (video games, informal) A platform game.
- 2010, Tom Bissell, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 97:
- Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre.
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /platˈfɔr.mɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɔrmɛr
- Syllabification: plat‧for‧mer
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Borrowed from English platformer.
Noun
platformer m inan
- (video games, informal) platform game
- Synonyms: (formal) gra platformowa, (informal) platformówka
Declension
Declension of platformer
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | platformer | platformery |
| genitive | platformeru | platformerów |
| dative | platformerowi | platformerom |
| accusative | platformer/platformera | platformery |
| instrumental | platformerem | platformerami |
| locative | platformerze | platformerach |
| vocative | platformerze | platformery |
Etymology 2
From Platforma Obywatelska + -er(s).
Noun
platformer m pers (female equivalent platformerka)
- (politics, colloquial) a member or supporter of the Polish political party Platforma Obywatelska
- Synonyms: platformers, peowiec, (derogatory) platfus
Declension
Declension of platformer
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | platformer | platformerzy/platformery (deprecative) |
| genitive | platformera | platformerów |
| dative | platformerowi | platformerom |
| accusative | platformera | platformerów |
| instrumental | platformerem | platformerami |
| locative | platformerze | platformerach |
| vocative | platformerze | platformerzy |
Further reading
- “platformer”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “platformer”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)