detergent
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detergenty
See also: détergent
English
Etymology
From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)
- Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant
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Adjective
detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)
- Synonym of cleansing.
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin detergentem.
Pronunciation
Noun
detergent m (plural detergents)
- detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent)
- 2016 November 9, “Amazon llança l'entrega de productes d'ús diari tocant un botó”, in El Periódico:
- L'empresa també ha anunciat el llançament d'Amazon Dash Replenishment a Europa, un servei basat en el núvol que permet configurar els electrodomèstics per fer comandes automatitzades de productes com detergent per a la roba o tinta per a la impressora.
- The company has also announced the launch of Amazon Dash Replenishment in Europe, a service based in the cloud that allows appliances to be configured with automated ordering for products like clothing detergent or ink for printers.
Related terms
Further reading
- “detergent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin detergens.
Pronunciation
Noun
detergent m inan
- detergent
- Synonyms: čisticí prostředek, mycí prostředek, prací prostředek, saponát
Declension
Declension of detergent (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | detergent | detergenty |
| genitive | detergentu | detergentů |
| dative | detergentu | detergentům |
| accusative | detergent | detergenty |
| vocative | detergente | detergenty |
| locative | detergentu | detergentech |
| instrumental | detergentem | detergenty |
Further reading
- detergent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- detergent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
detergent c (singular definite detergenten, plural indefinite detergenter)
detergent n (singular definite detergentet, plural indefinite detergenter)
Declension
Declension of detergent
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | detergent | detergenten | detergenter | detergenterne |
| genitive | detergents | detergentens | detergenters | detergenternes |
Declension of detergent
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | detergent | detergentet | detergenter | detergenterne |
| genitive | detergents | detergentets | detergenters | detergenternes |
Further reading
Latin
Verb
dētergent
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French détergent.
Pronunciation
Noun
detergent m inan (related adjective detergentowy)
- detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant)
Declension
Declension of detergent
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | detergent | detergenty |
| genitive | detergentu | detergentów |
| dative | detergentowi | detergentom |
| accusative | detergent | detergenty |
| instrumental | detergentem | detergentami |
| locative | detergencie | detergentach |
| vocative | detergencie | detergenty |
Further reading
- detergent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- detergent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French détergent.
Noun
detergent m (plural detergenți)
Declension
Declension of detergent
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) detergent | detergentul | (niște) detergenți | detergenții |
| genitive/dative | (unui) detergent | detergentului | (unor) detergenți | detergenților |
| vocative | detergentule | detergenților | ||