helikopter

Ultimately from French hélicoptère.

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helikopter (definite accusative helikopteri, plural helikopterlər)

1. helicopter

   Synonym: vertolyot

Borrowed from English helicopter, borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Sense "dragonfly", after its resemblance to the vehicle.

• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧ter
• IPA^(key): /heliˈkopteɾ/ [he.l̪ɪˈkop.t̪eɾ̪]

helikopter

1. helicopter
2. (colloquial) dragonfly

helikopter

1. to transport by helicopter
2. to travel by helicopter

Via English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλικος (hélikos), genitive of ἕλιξ (hélix) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

helikopter c (singular definite helikopteren, plural indefinite helikoptere)

1. (aircraft) helicopter

• “helikopter” in Den Danske Ordbog

• helicopter (superseded)
• helicoptère (dated, superseded)

Borrowed from French hélicoptère. Later influenced by English helicopter.

• IPA^(key): /ɦeːliˈkɔptər/

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• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧ter

helikopter m (plural helikopters, diminutive helikoptertje n)

1. helicopter

   Synonyms: heli, wentelwiek, hefschoefvliegtuig

   Budgie is een kleine helikopter.

   Budgie is a little helicopter.

• heli
• legerhelikopter
• marinehelikopter
• politiehelikopter
• traumahelikopter

• → Indonesian: helikopter

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) + πτερόν (pterón).

• IPA^(key): /ˈheliˌkopter/, [ˈ(h)elʲiˌkopˑter]
• Rhymes: -opter
• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧ter

helikopter (genitive helikopteri, partitive helikopterit)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that flies under the lift of a rotary impeller)

   Synonym: kopter

   Päästmine toimus helikopteriga. ― The rescue was carried out by helicopter.

Declension of helikopter (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		helikopter	helikopterid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	helikopteri
genitive			helikopterite
partitive		helikopterit	helikoptereid
illative		helikopterisse	helikopteritesse helikoptereisse
inessive		helikopteris	helikopterites helikoptereis
elative		helikopterist	helikopteritest helikoptereist
allative		helikopterile	helikopteritele helikoptereile
adessive		helikopteril	helikopteritel helikoptereil
ablative		helikopterilt	helikopteritelt helikoptereilt
translative		helikopteriks	helikopteriteks helikoptereiks
terminative		helikopterini	helikopteriteni
essive		helikopterina	helikopteritena
abessive		helikopterita	helikopteriteta
comitative		helikopteriga	helikopteritega

• helikopter in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “helikopter”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

helikopter

1. helicopter

• helikopter in Katersat

Internationalism mainly via German Helikopter.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlikoptɛr]
• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛr

helikopter (plural helikopterek)

1. helicopter

• helikopter in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Borrowed from Dutch helikopter (“helicopter”), from French hélicoptère.

• IPA^(key): /he.li.ˈkɔp.tər/
• Rhymes: -tər
• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧têr

helikoptêr (plural helikopter-helikopter)

1. (aviation) helicopter: an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft

• “helikopter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

helikopter (plural helikopter-helikopter)

1. helicopter

• “helikopter” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

helikopter n (definite singular helikopteret or helikoptret, indefinite plural helikopter or helikoptre, definite plural helikoptra or helikoptrene)

1. a helicopter

helikopter n (definite singular helikopteret, indefinite plural helikopter, definite plural helikoptera)

1. a helicopter

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) + πτερόν (pterón).

• IPA^(key): /xɛ.liˈkɔp.tɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔptɛr
• Syllabification: he‧li‧kop‧ter

helikopter m inan

1. helicopter (aircraft)

   Synonym: śmigłowiec

• helikopter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• helikopter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French hélicoptère.

• IPA^(key): /xelikǒpter/
• Hyphenation: he‧li‧kop‧ter

helikòpter m inan (Cyrillic spelling хелико̀птер)

1. helicopter (aircraft)

   Synonym: (Croatia, rare) zrȁkomlāt

   • 2015-12-28, Fazlija, “Helikopter”, in Helikopter‎^[1]:

     Helikopter, helikopter
     Para kofer, para kofer
     Helikopter, helikopter, šaljem ako treba
     Para kofer, para kofer, da bacaš sa neba
     Helikopter, helikopter, kol'ko treba zlata
     Samo da od doma otvoriš mi vrata?

     Helicopter, helicopter
     Money coffer, money coffer
     A helicopter, helicopter, I will send if needed
     Money coffer, money coffer you can throw from the sky
     Helicopter, helicopter, how much gold is needed
     For you to open the door of your home?

• “helikopter”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

From French hélicoptère, in turn from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

helikopter c

1. a helicopter (aircraft)

   Synonym: (colloquial, humorous) helikopeter

2. (colloquial, often definitive) The helicopter; an act where a man spin his genitalia by gyrating his hip.

   Synonym: propellern

   • 2003 November 22, Lina Modin, Sofia Stridsman, “Naken-Janne avsnoppad [Naked-Janne cut short]”, in Expressen:

     Men när han ställde sig på ett ben för att göra helikoptern var Lena blixtsnabbt framme. - Mitt mål har under hela sommaren varit att vrida om den där äckliga stroppens snopp ett helt varv. Och det gick jävlar i mig, säger "Farmen"-Lena.

     But when he stood on one leg to do the helicopter, Lena was on him in a flash. – My goal all summer has been to twist that disgusting snob’s knob a full turn. And by God, I did it, says The Farm's Lena.

   • 2024 October 11, “Kvinna rastade hunden – Uddevallabo gjorde "helikoptern" [Woman walking her dog – Uddevalla resident did "the helicopter"]”, in Bohusläningen:

     Vid två separata tillfällen, och med två års mellanrum, fick hundägarna bevittna en man göra "helikoptern" - alltså hur han snurrade runt sitt kön i luften. Nu döms en 65-årig man för sexuellt ofredande.

     On two separate occasions, two years apart, dog owners witnessed a man performing "the helicopter" – that is, spinning his genitals around in the air. A 65-year-old man has now been convicted of sexual harassment.

• helikopter in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• helikopter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• helikopter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from English helicopter. Doublet of elikoptero.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /heliˈkopteɾ/ [hɛ.lɪˈxop.t̪ɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -opteɾ
• Syllabification: he‧li‧kop‧ter

helikopter (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔) (aviation)

1. helicopter

   Synonym: elikoptero

• “helikopter”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Borrowed from French hélicoptère.

• IPA^(key): /he.li.kɔp.tɛɾ/

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helikopter (definite accusative helikopteri, plural helikopterler)

1. helicopter