geiser

See also: Geiser, géiser, and gêiser

Basque

Noun

geiser inan

1. geyser

Declension

Declension of geiser (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	geiser	geiserra	geiserrak	geiserrok
ergative	geiserrek	geiserrak	geiserrek	geiserrok
dative	geiserri	geiserrari	geiserrei	geiserroi
genitive	geiserren	geiserraren	geiserren	geiserron
comitative	geiserrekin	geiserrarekin	geiserrekin	geiserrokin
causative	geiserrengatik	geiserrarengatik	geiserrengatik	geiserrongatik
benefactive	geiserrentzat	geiserrarentzat	geiserrentzat	geiserrontzat
instrumental	geiserrez	geiserraz	geiserrez	geiserrotaz
inessive	geiserretan	geiserrean	geiserretan	geiserrotan
locative	geiserretako	geiserreko	geiserretako	geiserrotako
allative	geiserretara	geiserrera	geiserretara	geiserrotara
terminative	geiserretaraino	geiserreraino	geiserretaraino	geiserrotaraino
directive	geiserretarantz	geiserrerantz	geiserretarantz	geiserrotarantz
destinative	geiserretarako	geiserrerako	geiserretarako	geiserrotarako
ablative	geiserretatik	geiserretik	geiserretatik	geiserrotatik
partitive	geiserrik	—	—	—
prolative	geisertzat	—	—	—

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Geysir, related to the verb geysa (“to gush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zər/

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• Hyphenation: gei‧ser
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯sər

Noun

geiser m (plural geisers, diminutive geisertje n)

1. geyser
2. boiler, water heater

Related terms

• gieten
• gieter

Descendants

• → Indonesian: geiser

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch geiser, from Geysir, a particular Icelandic geyser, which named after Icelandic geysir (“gusher”) and the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡei.sər]
• Hyphenation: géi‧sêr

Noun

geiser (plural geiser-geiser)

1. (geology) geyser: a boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam

Alternative forms

• geyser (nonstandard)

Further reading

• “geiser”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016