Dynamo

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German

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Etymology

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After English dynamo, from dynamo-electric machine, itself from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens, based on Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, power).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dyˈnaːmo/, /ˈdyːnamo/, /ˈdʏnamo/
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  • Hyphenation: Dy‧na‧mo

Noun

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Dynamo m (strong, genitive Dynamos, plural Dynamos)

  1. dynamo

Declension

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Proper noun

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Dynamo n or m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dynamos)

  1. Part of, and short form for, the names of several sports clubs in former East Germany, especially Dynamo Dresden and Berliner FC Dynamo.

Further reading

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  • Dynamo” in Duden online
  • Dynamo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache