geiser
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Basque
Noun
geiser inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | geiser | geiserra | geiserrak |
| ergative | geiserrek | geiserrak | geiserrek |
| dative | geiserri | geiserrari | geiserrei |
| genitive | geiserren | geiserraren | geiserren |
| comitative | geiserrekin | geiserrarekin | geiserrekin |
| causative | geiserrengatik | geiserrarengatik | geiserrengatik |
| benefactive | geiserrentzat | geiserrarentzat | geiserrentzat |
| instrumental | geiserrez | geiserraz | geiserrez |
| inessive | geiserretan | geiserrean | geiserretan |
| locative | geiserretako | geiserreko | geiserretako |
| allative | geiserretara | geiserrera | geiserretara |
| terminative | geiserretaraino | geiserreraino | geiserretaraino |
| directive | geiserretarantz | geiserrerantz | geiserretarantz |
| destinative | geiserretarako | geiserrerako | geiserretarako |
| ablative | geiserretatik | geiserretik | geiserretatik |
| partitive | geiserrik | — | — |
| prolative | geisertzat | — | — |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Geysir, related to the verb geysa (“to gush”).
Pronunciation
Noun
geiser m (plural geisers, diminutive geisertje n)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: geiser
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch geiser, from Geysir, a particular Icelandic geyser, which named after Icelandic geysir (“gusher”) and the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”).
Pronunciation
Noun
geiser (plural geiser-geiser)
- (geology) geyser: a boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “geiser” 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.