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See also: Dynamo
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]dynamo (plural dynamos)
- (electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
- (astrophysics) The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
- (figuratively) An energetic person.
- That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.
Synonyms
[edit]- (energetic person): See also Thesaurus:doer
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]dynamo-electric machine
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an energetic person
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Anagrams
[edit]Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dynamo n
- dynamo (electricity generator)
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Related terms
Further reading
[edit]- “dynamo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “dynamo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dynamo m (plural dynamo's, diminutive dynamootje n)
- dynamo (small electricity generator)
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism (compare English dynamo), ultimately from German dynamoelektrische Maschine (“dynamo-electric machine”). See also dynaaminen and dynamiikka
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dynamo
- small dynamo (direct current generator)
- Coordinate term: tasavirtageneraattori (“large dynamo”)
- dynamo (energetic person)
- Synonym: sähköjänis
Declension
[edit]Inflection of dynamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | dynamo | dynamot | |
genitive | dynamon | dynamojen dynamoiden dynamoitten | |
partitive | dynamoa | dynamoja dynamoita | |
illative | dynamoon | dynamoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | dynamo | dynamot | |
accusative | nom. | dynamo | dynamot |
gen. | dynamon | ||
genitive | dynamon | dynamojen dynamoiden dynamoitten | |
partitive | dynamoa | dynamoja dynamoita | |
inessive | dynamossa | dynamoissa | |
elative | dynamosta | dynamoista | |
illative | dynamoon | dynamoihin | |
adessive | dynamolla | dynamoilla | |
ablative | dynamolta | dynamoilta | |
allative | dynamolle | dynamoille | |
essive | dynamona | dynamoina | |
translative | dynamoksi | dynamoiksi | |
abessive | dynamotta | dynamoitta | |
instructive | — | dynamoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “dynamo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dynamo m (plural dynamos)
Descendants
[edit]- → Lao: ດີນາໂມ (dī nā mō)
Further reading
[edit]- “dynamo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dynamo n
- (electromagnetism) dynamo, dynamo-electric machine, DC generator (electrical machine whose main function is to convert mechanical energy into electricity)
- Synonym: prądnica prądu stałego
- (colloquial) dynamo (part of a bicycle or other device that allows powering, e.g., lights by converting rotary motion into electricity)
Declension
[edit]Declension of dynamo
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewh₂-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Electromagnetism
- en:Astrophysics
- English terms with usage examples
- English clippings
- en:Energy
- en:People
- en:Technology
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/amo
- Rhymes:Czech/amo/3 syllables
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- Czech hard neuter nouns
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms derived from German
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Finnish internationalisms
- Finnish terms derived from German
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ynɑmo
- Rhymes:Finnish/ynɑmo/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish palvelu-type nominals
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from German
- Polish terms derived from German
- Polish 3-syllable words
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- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/amɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/amɔ/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Electromagnetism
- Polish colloquialisms
- pl:Bicycle parts
- pl:Machines