dynamo

See also: Dynamo

English

Etymology

A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dynamo (plural dynamos)

  1. An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric machine.
  2. An energetic person.
    That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.

Synonyms

  • (energetic person): See also Thesaurus:doer

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪnamo]
  • Rhymes: -amo

Noun

dynamo n

  1. dynamo (electricity generator)

Further reading

  • dynamo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dynamo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Noun

dynamo

  1. A small electric generator that produces direct current (DC) and which uses permanent magnets to produce the required magnetic field; a small dynamo.
  2. A dynamo (energetic person)

Declension

Inflection of dynamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative dynamo dynamot
genitive dynamon dynamojen
dynamoiden
dynamoitten
partitive dynamoa dynamoja
dynamoita
illative dynamoon dynamoihin
singular plural
nominative dynamo dynamot
accusative nom. dynamo dynamot
gen. dynamon
genitive dynamon dynamojen
dynamoiden
dynamoitten
partitive dynamoa dynamoja
dynamoita
inessive dynamossa dynamoissa
elative dynamosta dynamoista
illative dynamoon dynamoihin
adessive dynamolla dynamoilla
ablative dynamolta dynamoilta
allative dynamolle dynamoille
essive dynamona dynamoina
translative dynamoksi dynamoiksi
instructive — dynamoin
abessive dynamotta dynamoitta
comitative — dynamoineen

Coordinate terms

  • tasavirtageneraattori (large dynamo)
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