sifon

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See also: sifón, șifon, and şifon

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Siphon, from French siphon, from Latin sīphō from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

sifon m inan

  1. stench trap
    Synonym: zápachová uzávěrka
  2. soda siphon
    Synonym: sodovka

Declension

Declension of sifon (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative sifon sifony
genitive sifonu sifonů
dative sifonu sifonům
accusative sifon sifony
vocative sifone sifony
locative sifonu sifonech
instrumental sifonem sifony

Further reading

  • “sifon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “sifon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “sifon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin

Noun

sifon (uncountable)

  1. siphon:
    1. 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.
    2. (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
  2. siphon spillway.

Etymology 2

From 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

sifon (uncountable)

  1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.

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Noun

sifon n (plural sifoane)

  1. siphon
  2. (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)
    Synonym: sifonar

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sifon sifonul sifoane sifoanele
genitive-dative sifon sifonului sifoane sifoanelor
vocative sifonule sifoanelor
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