sifon
Czech
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Siphon, from French siphon, from Latin sīphō from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of unknown ultimate origin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsifon m inan
- stench trap
- Synonym: zápachová uzávěrka
- soda siphon
- Synonym: sodovka
Declension
editFurther reading
editIndonesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin
Noun
editsifon (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)
- siphon:
- A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
- siphon spillway.
Etymology 2
editFrom Dutch chiffon, from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”).
Noun
editsifon (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)
- chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.
Further reading
edit- “sifon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.
Noun
editsifon n (plural sifoane)
- siphon
- (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)
- Synonym: sifonar
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | sifon | sifonul | sifoane | sifoanele | |
genitive-dative | sifon | sifonului | sifoane | sifoanelor | |
vocative | sifonule | sifoanelor |
- Czech terms borrowed from German
- Czech terms derived from German
- Czech terms derived from French
- Czech terms derived from Latin
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/fɔn
- Rhymes:Indonesian/fɔn/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔn
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔn/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/n
- Rhymes:Indonesian/n/2 syllables
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Indonesian learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- id:Biology
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from French
- Indonesian terms derived from Middle French
- Indonesian terms derived from Old French
- Indonesian terms derived from Middle English
- Indonesian terms derived from Old English
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- Romanian slang