hangar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Usage notes 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Polish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French hangar "shed, hangar" from Middle French hanghart "enclosure near a house", of Germanic origin, from Frankish haimgard "fence around a group of houses" from haim "home, village, hamlet" + gard "yard". More at home, yard

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhaŋə/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -æŋə(r)

[edit] Noun

hangar (plural hangars)

1. A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

   The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.

[edit] Quotations

• 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9

  By the side of it ran an open hangar upheld by a score of rough tarred posts.

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[edit] Usage notes

Not to be confused with “hanger” (a device for hanging).

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Frankish *haimgard (“‘enclosure around a home’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ̃gaʁ/
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[edit] Noun

hangar m. (plural hangars)

1. shed, barn, warehouse
2. hangar

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

hangar m.

1. hangar

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hangar	hangary
Genitive	hangaru	hangarów
Dative	hangarowi	hangarom
Accusative	hangar	hangary
Instrumental	hangarem	hangarami
Locative	hangarze	hangarach
Vocative	hangarze	hangary

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

hangar

1. hangar, a garage like building for aircraft.

Common
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hangar	hangaren	hangarer	hangarerna
Genitive	hangars	hangarens	hangarers	hangarernas