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Power plant would be elektrownia. The suffix -nik is a common one that one can append to almost any noun to indicate that something or someone doing something,

Power plant would be elektrownia. The suffix -nik is a common one that one can append to almost any noun to indicate that something or someone doing something, e.g. robot, robotnik (worker). So silnik translates to motor/engine, not powerplant.

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
In English, you can use the word powerplant in a more abstract sense, e.g., to refer to the engine or motor of a car. It doesn’t only specifically mean the large industrial building which generates electricity, as I believe elektrownia does. I think your note about the -nik suffix is congruent with my point. A silnik is a thing that is doing/making siła. To clarify, I’m perfectly aware that if I tell someone in Poland that I have a problem with my silnik, I’m referring to the engine in my vehicle. But in this discussion here, I’m talking about the most direct translation.
- amszmidt 2y ago
  As someone fluent in both English and Polish (being my native language), I cannot see how silnik and a fixed place where power is generated, specifically connected to a network where that power is put out (i.e. powerplant) have anything in common. The only direct translation of the word is really just engine/motor, one can often use the word motor to mean silnik as well.
  - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
    English is my native language, and I'm confident that powerplant can indeed be used in the more abstract sense as I wrote in my previous comment. This can be evidenced[0], for example, in motorsport journalism. > For more than a quarter of a century, Cosworth’s DFV (and it’s variants) was the off-the-peg powerplant of choice for independent F1 teams Or of course, in the dictionary[1]. [0]: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/the-best-engine-partnerships-in-f1-history.3GZEdUWfDOCMGuWcAYKMyA https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/the-best-engine-p... [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant
    - amszmidt 2y ago
      That seems more like a typo than anything, in Formula jargon the engine is called a "power unit" not plant, not to mention that that a plant is generally a place of industry and not a object (e.g., nuclear plant ...). In either case, calling a "silnik" a "powerplant" is a very large stretch, where as a "powerunit" would be a more accurate translation since it has the same meaning as a engine/motor.
      - amszmidt 2y ago
        The word “siłownia” could be directly translated to power plant though, -ownia is being a suffix for places / plants.
      - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
        > That seems more like a typo than anything I assure you it isn't. > To increase the agility, steering response, handling and starting performance of the Macan T, Porsche uses a particularly light powerplant https://media.porsche.com/mediakit/macan/en/the-new-macan/macan-t/powertrain-and-performance https://media.porsche.com/mediakit/macan/en/the-new-macan/ma... > Porsche has developed a hydrogen powerplant prototype that can be installed in luxury sports cars and perform as well as a 4.4-liter, eight-cylinder petrol engine https://www.ryzehydrogen.com/2023/03/07/5172/ https://www.ryzehydrogen.com/2023/03/07/5172/ > Of course, removing the roof completely on a car boasting such a supreme powerplant presents its own set of unique aerodynamic challenges https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/the-ferrari-sp-8-one-off https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/the-ferrari-... > The Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance allies a hefty 671bhp powerplant to a 2,310kg body https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/glc-amg-estate-2023/glc-63-s-4m-e-performance-premium-5dr-9g-tronic/first https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/glc-amg-es...
        amszmidt 2y ago
        I don't see how quoting random articles proves either or, specially when it comes to specific jargon in a sport or even the original topic here wrt. engine vs. motor. > This article gives an outline of Formula One engines, also called Formula One power units since the hybrid era starting in 2014. Since its inception in 1947, Formula One has used a variety of engine regulations. Formulae limiting engine capacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after World War I. The engine formulae are divided according to era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines You are also not really addressing the original point you where making that "powerplant" is a "direct translation" of the word "silnik".

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago

In English, you can use the word powerplant in a more abstract sense, e.g., to refer to the engine or motor of a car. It doesn’t only specifically mean the large industrial building which generates electricity, as I believe elektrownia does. I think your note about the -nik suffix is congruent with my point. A silnik is a thing that is doing/making siła. To clarify, I’m perfectly aware that if I tell someone in Poland that I have a problem with my silnik, I’m referring to the engine in my vehicle. But in this discussion here, I’m talking about the most direct translation.

amszmidt 2y ago
As someone fluent in both English and Polish (being my native language), I cannot see how silnik and a fixed place where power is generated, specifically connected to a network where that power is put out (i.e. powerplant) have anything in common. The only direct translation of the word is really just engine/motor, one can often use the word motor to mean silnik as well.
- yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
  English is my native language, and I'm confident that powerplant can indeed be used in the more abstract sense as I wrote in my previous comment. This can be evidenced[0], for example, in motorsport journalism. > For more than a quarter of a century, Cosworth’s DFV (and it’s variants) was the off-the-peg powerplant of choice for independent F1 teams Or of course, in the dictionary[1]. [0]: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/the-best-engine-partnerships-in-f1-history.3GZEdUWfDOCMGuWcAYKMyA https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/the-best-engine-p... [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant
  - amszmidt 2y ago
    That seems more like a typo than anything, in Formula jargon the engine is called a "power unit" not plant, not to mention that that a plant is generally a place of industry and not a object (e.g., nuclear plant ...). In either case, calling a "silnik" a "powerplant" is a very large stretch, where as a "powerunit" would be a more accurate translation since it has the same meaning as a engine/motor.
    - amszmidt 2y ago
      The word “siłownia” could be directly translated to power plant though, -ownia is being a suffix for places / plants.
    - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
      > That seems more like a typo than anything I assure you it isn't. > To increase the agility, steering response, handling and starting performance of the Macan T, Porsche uses a particularly light powerplant https://media.porsche.com/mediakit/macan/en/the-new-macan/macan-t/powertrain-and-performance https://media.porsche.com/mediakit/macan/en/the-new-macan/ma... > Porsche has developed a hydrogen powerplant prototype that can be installed in luxury sports cars and perform as well as a 4.4-liter, eight-cylinder petrol engine https://www.ryzehydrogen.com/2023/03/07/5172/ https://www.ryzehydrogen.com/2023/03/07/5172/ > Of course, removing the roof completely on a car boasting such a supreme powerplant presents its own set of unique aerodynamic challenges https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/the-ferrari-sp-8-one-off https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/the-ferrari-... > The Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance allies a hefty 671bhp powerplant to a 2,310kg body https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/glc-amg-estate-2023/glc-63-s-4m-e-performance-premium-5dr-9g-tronic/first https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/glc-amg-es...
      - amszmidt 2y ago
        I don't see how quoting random articles proves either or, specially when it comes to specific jargon in a sport or even the original topic here wrt. engine vs. motor. > This article gives an outline of Formula One engines, also called Formula One power units since the hybrid era starting in 2014. Since its inception in 1947, Formula One has used a variety of engine regulations. Formulae limiting engine capacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after World War I. The engine formulae are divided according to era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines You are also not really addressing the original point you where making that "powerplant" is a "direct translation" of the word "silnik".