syfon
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɨ.fɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨfɔn
- Syllabification: sy‧fon
Noun
syfon m inan (diminutive lewarek)
- soda siphon
- (caving, hydrology) siphon, sump (completely flooded cave passage)
- (plumbing) trap (U-shaped portion of pipe designed to trap liquid or gas to prevent unwanted flow)
- siphon (bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other)
- Synonym: lewar
- (anatomy) siphon (tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants)
Declension
Declension of syfon
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syfon | syfony |
| genitive | syfonu | syfonów |
| dative | syfonowi | syfonom |
| accusative | syfon | syfony |
| instrumental | syfonem | syfonami |
| locative | syfonie | syfonach |
| vocative | syfonie | syfony |
Derived terms
adjective
- syfonowy
Further reading
- syfon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- syfon in Polish dictionaries at PWN