Hydrant

See also: hydrant

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English hydrant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hyˈdʁant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Hydrant m (genitive Hydranten, plural Hydranten)

1. fire hydrant

Usage notes

• Hydrant is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Hydrant instead of dem Hydranten.

Further reading

• “Hydrant” in Duden online