geiser

See also: Geiser, géiser, and gêiser

Basque

Noun

geiser inan

  1. geyser

Declension
Declension of geiser (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive geiser geiserra geiserrak
ergative geiserrek geiserrak geiserrek
dative geiserri geiserrari geiserrei
genitive geiserren geiserraren geiserren
comitative geiserrekin geiserrarekin geiserrekin
causative geiserrengatik geiserrarengatik geiserrengatik
benefactive geiserrentzat geiserrarentzat geiserrentzat
instrumental geiserrez geiserraz geiserrez
inessive geiserretan geiserrean geiserretan
locative geiserretako geiserreko geiserretako
allative geiserretara geiserrera geiserretara
terminative geiserretaraino geiserreraino geiserretaraino
directive geiserretarantz geiserrerantz geiserretarantz
destinative geiserretarako geiserrerako geiserretarako
ablative geiserretatik geiserretik geiserretatik
partitive geiserrik — —
prolative geisertzat — —

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Geysir, related to the verb geysa (“to gush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: gei‧ser
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯sər

Noun

geiser m (plural geisers, diminutive geisertje n)

  1. geyser
  2. boiler, water heater

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: geiser

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch geiser, from Geysir, a particular Icelandic geyser, which named after Icelandic geysir (“gusher”) and the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡei.sər]
  • Hyphenation: géi‧sêr

Noun

geiser (plural geiser-geiser, first-person possessive geiserku, second-person possessive geisermu, third-person possessive geisernya)

  1. (geology) geyser: a boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

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