claxon
See also: claxón
English
Noun
claxon (plural claxons)
- Alternative spelling of klaxon.
- 2007, Thomas E. Lightburn, chapter 11, in The Shield and the Shark, Cambridge: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 173:
- When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around.
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English klaxon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɑk.sɔn/, (dated) /ˈklɛk.sɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cla‧xon
Noun
claxon m (plural claxons, diminutive claxonnetje n)
- horn (especially on a motor vehicle)
Synonyms
- toeter
Derived terms
- claxonneren
Romanian
Etymology
From French klaxon.
Noun
claxon n (plural claxoane)
- klaxon
Declension
Declension of claxon
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) claxon | claxonul | (niște) claxoane | claxoanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) claxon | claxonului | (unor) claxoane | claxoanelor |
| vocative | claxonule | claxoanelor | ||
Spanish
Alternative forms
- claxón
Etymology
Borrowed from English klaxon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaɡson/ [ˈklaɣ̞.sõn]
- Rhymes: -aɡson
- Syllabification: cla‧xon
Noun
claxon m (plural cláxones)
- horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
- Synonym: bocina
Further reading
- “claxon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014