geiser

See also: Geiser, géiser, and gêiser

Basque

Noun

geiser inan

1. geyser

Declension

Declension of geiser (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	geiser	geiserra	geiserrak
ergative	geiserrek	geiserrak	geiserrek
dative	geiserri	geiserrari	geiserrei
genitive	geiserren	geiserraren	geiserren
comitative	geiserrekin	geiserrarekin	geiserrekin
causative	geiserrengatik	geiserrarengatik	geiserrengatik
benefactive	geiserrentzat	geiserrarentzat	geiserrentzat
instrumental	geiserrez	geiserraz	geiserrez
inessive	geiserretan	geiserrean	geiserretan
locative	geiserretako	geiserreko	geiserretako
allative	geiserretara	geiserrera	geiserretara
terminative	geiserretaraino	geiserreraino	geiserretaraino
directive	geiserretarantz	geiserrerantz	geiserretarantz
destinative	geiserretarako	geiserrerako	geiserretarako
ablative	geiserretatik	geiserretik	geiserretatik
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)

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.