sifon
Czech
Noun
sifon m
- siphon
Synonyms
- sifón
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsifɔn]
- Hyphenation: si‧fon
- Rhymes: -fɔn, -ɔn, -n
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin
Noun
sifon (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)
- siphon:
- 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.
- (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
- 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 (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)
- chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.
Further reading
- “sifon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.
Noun
sifon n (plural sifoane)
- siphon
- (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sifon | sifonul | (niște) sifoane | sifoanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) sifon | sifonului | (unor) sifoane | sifoanelor |
vocative | sifonule | sifoanelor |
Synonyms
- (informer): sifonar