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
Noun
Dynamo m (genitive Dynamos, plural Dynamos)
Declension
Proper noun
Dynamo n or m (genitive Dynamos)
- 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
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