Dynamo

See also: dynamo

German

Etymology

After English dynamo, from dynamo-electric machine, itself from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens, based on Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dyˈnaːmo/, /ˈdyːnamo/, /ˈdʏnamo/
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Hyphenation: Dy‧na‧mo

Noun

Dynamo m (strong, genitive Dynamos, plural Dynamos)

dynamo

Declension

Declension of Dynamo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dynamo	die	Dynamos
genitive	eines	des	Dynamos	der	Dynamos
dative	einem	dem	Dynamo	den	Dynamos
accusative	einen	den	Dynamo	die	Dynamos

Proper noun

Dynamo n or m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dynamos)

Part of, and short form for, the names of several sports clubs in former East Germany, especially Dynamo Dresden and Berliner FC Dynamo.