Zylinder

German

Alternative forms

  • Cylinder (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros)bor.
Latin cylindrusbor.
German Zylinder

    Borrowed from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡syˈlɪndɐ/, /t͡siˈlɪndɐ/
    • Audio (Berlin, Germany):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪndɐ
    • Hyphenation: Zy‧lin‧der

    Noun

    Zylinder m (strong, genitive Zylinders, plural Zylinder)

    1. cylinder
    2. top hat

    Declension

    Declension of Zylinder [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Zylinder die Zylinder
    genitive eines des Zylinders der Zylinder
    dative einem dem Zylinder den Zylindern
    accusative einen den Zylinder die Zylinder

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Russian: цилиндр (cilindr)
      • → Mongolian: цилиндр (cilindr)
      • → Uyghur: سىلىندىر (silindir)
    • → Ukrainian: циліндр (cylindr)
    • → Yiddish: צילינדער (tsilinder)

    Further reading

    • “Zylinder” in Duden online
    • “Zylinder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Zylinder” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From Latin cylindrus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡silindɐ/

    Noun

    Zylinder m (plural Zylinder)

    1. cylinder
    2. top hat
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