sifon

See also: sifón, șifon, and şifon

Czech

Noun

sifon m

1. siphon

Synonyms

• sifón

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsifɔn]
• Hyphenation: si‧fon
• Rhymes: -fɔn, -ɔn, -n

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin

Noun

sifon (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)

1. siphon:
   1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
   2. (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
2. siphon spillway.

Etymology 2

From Dutch chiffon, from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”).

Noun

sifon (first-person possessive sifonku, second-person possessive sifonmu, third-person possessive sifonnya)

1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.

Further reading

• “sifon” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.

Noun

sifon n (plural sifoane)

1. siphon
2. (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)

Declension

Declension of sifon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) sifon	sifonul	(niște) sifoane	sifoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) sifon	sifonului	(unor) sifoane	sifoanelor
vocative	sifonule		sifoanelor

Synonyms

• (informer): sifonar