sifon

See also: sifón, șifon, and şifon

Czech

Alternative forms

• sifón

Etymology

Borrowed from German Siphon, from French siphon, from Latin sīphō from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfoːn]

Noun

sifon m inan

1. stench trap

   Synonym: zápachová uzávěrka

2. soda siphon

   Synonym: sodovka

Declension

Declension of sifon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sifon	sifony
genitive	sifonu	sifonů
dative	sifonu	sifonům
accusative	sifon	sifony
vocative	sifone	sifony
locative	sifonu	sifonech
instrumental	sifonem	sifony

Further reading

• “sifon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sifon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sifon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsifɔn]
• Hyphenation: si‧fon
• Rhymes: -fɔn, -ɔn, -n

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin

Noun

sifon (uncountable)

1. siphon:
   1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
   2. (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
2. siphon spillway.

Etymology 2

From Dutch chiffon, from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”).

Noun

sifon (uncountable)

1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.

Further reading

• “sifon” 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.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.

Noun

sifon n (plural sifoane)

1. siphon
2. (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)

   Synonym: sifonar

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sifon	sifonul		sifoane	sifoanele
genitive-dative	sifon	sifonului		sifoane	sifoanelor
vocative	sifonule			sifoanelor