sipho

Latin

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.

Case 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
  • French: siphon
  • 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.

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