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

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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

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch benzine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnsɪn]
• Hyphenation: bèn‧sin

Noun

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

1. gasoline (US), petrol (UK)

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bensin m (definite singular bensinen, uncountable)

1. gasoline (US), petrol (UK)

Derived terms

• bensinmotor
• bensinstasjon
• bensintank

References

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

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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.

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Benzin, from Benzoe + -in.

Pronunciation

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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)

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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