Dynamo

See also: dynamo

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /dyˈnaːmo/, /ˈdyːnamo/, /ˈdʏnamo/

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• Hyphenation: Dy‧na‧mo

Noun

Dynamo m (genitive Dynamos, plural Dynamos)

1. dynamo

Proper noun

Dynamo n or m (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

• “Dynamo” in Duden online