Echolot

German

Etymology

From Echo (“echo”) +‎ Lot (“plummet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛçoˌloːt/, (also) /ˌɛçoˈloːt/

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Noun

Echolot n (strong, genitive Echolots or Echolotes, plural Echolote)

1. (nautical) echo sounding (sonar used for measuring water depth)

Declension

Declension of Echolot [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Echolot	die	Echolote
genitive	eines	des	Echolots, Echolotes	der	Echolote
dative	einem	dem	Echolot, Echolote1	den	Echoloten
accusative	ein	das	Echolot	die	Echolote

¹Now rare, see notes.