sipho

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain origin; possibly related to tibia (pipe, flute of bone), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh.

Noun

sīphō m (genitive sīphōnis); third declension

  1. a siphon or tube
  2. a fire engine

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sīphō sīphōnēs
genitive sīphōnis sīphōnum
dative sīphōnī sīphōnibus
accusative sīphōnem sīphōnēs
ablative sīphōne sīphōnibus
vocative sīphō sīphōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: sifó
  • Old French: sifon
  • Galician: sifón
  • Italian: sifone
  • Portuguese: sifão
  • Spanish: sifón

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Swazi

Etymology

From si- +‎ -pha +‎ -o.

Noun

sîphó class 7 (plural tîphó class 8)

  1. gift

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Noun

sipho class 7

  1. simple singular of ísiphó