syfon

Old English

Numeral

syfon (Late West Saxon)

  1. alternative form of seofon

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.fɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘfɔn
  • Syllabification: sy‧fon

Noun

syfon m inan (diminutive lewarek)

  1. soda siphon
  2. (caving, hydrology) siphon, sump (completely flooded cave passage)
  3. (plumbing) trap (U-shaped portion of pipe designed to trap liquid or gas to prevent unwanted flow)
  4. siphon (bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other)
    Synonym: lewar
  5. (anatomy) siphon (tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants)

Declension

Declension of syfon
singular plural
nominative syfon syfony
genitive syfonu syfonów
dative syfonowi syfonom
accusative syfon syfony
instrumental syfonem syfonami
locative syfonie syfonach
vocative syfonie syfony

Derived terms

adjective
  • syfonowy

Further reading

  • syfon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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