bensin

See also: Bensin and bensín

Bislama

Etymology

Cognate to Tok Pisin bensin (“petrol”). According to Terry Crowley, this term entered Bislama before 1885, either from German Benzin, or from English benzene, as the meaning of that term was not as narrow or technical in the nineteenth century as it is today.

Noun

bensin

1. gasoline, petrol

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛnˈsiːn]

Noun

bensin n (genitive singular bensins, uncountable)

1. gasoline, petrol

Declension

Declension of bensin (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bensin	bensinið
accusative	bensin	bensinið
dative	bensini	bensininum
genitive	bensins	bensinsins

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch benzine, from German Benzin. Doublet of benzena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnsɪn]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: bèn‧sin

Noun

bènsin (first-person possessive bensinku, second-person possessive bensinmu, third-person possessive bensinnya)

1. gasoline (US), petrol (UK)

Synonyms

• minyak (Medan)
• petrol (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• bensin alam
• bensin campur
• bensin cuci
• bensin kilangan
• bensin murni
• bensin super
• bensin super TT

 

Further reading

• “bensin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bensin m (definite singular bensinen, uncountable)

1. gasoline (US), petrol (UK, AUS, NZ)

Derived terms

• bensinmotor
• bensinstasjon
• bensintank

References

• “bensin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bensin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bensin m (definite singular bensinen, uncountable)

1. petrol (UK), gasoline (US)

Derived terms

• bensinmotor
• bensinstasjon
• bensintank

References

• “bensin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From German Benzin, from Benzoe + -in.

Pronunciation

• audio

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• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

bensin c

1. gasoline, petrol

Declension

Declension of bensin
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bensin	bensinen	—	—
Genitive	bensins	bensinens	—	—

Related terms

• bensinautomat
• bensinbil
• bensinbolag
• bensinbomb
• bensindrift
• bensindriven
• bensindunk
• bensinfat
• bensinförbrukning
• bensinförsäljning
• bensinkort
• bensinkostnad
• bensinmack
• bensinmotor
• bensinmätare
• bensinpris
• bensinpump
• bensinrör
• bensinskatt
• bensinslang
• bensinsnål
• bensinstation
• bensinstopp
• bensintank
• bensintvätt
• bensinånga
• bensinåtgång
• motorbensin

 

See also

• blyfri
• diesel
• drivmedel
• fotogen
• högoktanig
• oktan

References

• bensin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• Benins

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Cognate to Bislama bensin (“petrol”) (a term which entered Bislama before 1885). According to Terry Crowley, the term derives either from German Benzin, or from English benzene, as the meaning of that term was not as narrow or technical in the nineteenth century as it is today.

Noun

bensin

1. gasoline, petrol