hydrant

See also: Hydrant

English
A fire hydrant in Singapore

Etymology

An irregular formation: hydr- +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪdɹənt/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Noun

hydrant (plural hydrants)

  1. An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → German: Hydrant

Translations
outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped — See also translations at fire hydrant

Czech

Noun

hydrant m

  1. hydrant

Further reading
  • hydrant in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hydrant in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

hydrant m (plural hydranten, diminutive hydrantje n)

  1. hydrant, fire hydrant
    Synonym: brandkraan

French

Alternative forms
  • hydrante

Etymology

From German Hydrant, from English hydrant.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /i.dʁɑ̃/

Noun

hydrant m (plural hydrants)

  1. (Switzerland) hydrant, fire hydrant
    Synonym: borne d'incendie

Further reading

Polish
hydrant

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɨd.rant/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨdrant
  • Syllabification: hyd‧rant

Noun

hydrant m inan

  1. hydrant, fire hydrant

Declension
Declension of hydrant
singular plural
nominative hydrant hydranty
genitive hydrantu hydrantów
dative hydrantowi hydrantom
accusative hydrant hydranty
instrumental hydrantem hydrantami
locative hydrancie hydrantach
vocative hydrancie hydranty

Further reading
  • hydrant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hydrant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.