sonde
English
Etymology
Noun
sonde (plural sondes)
- (medicine) probe; sound.
- (physical sciences) Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.
Derived terms
- balloonsonde
- electrosonde
- ozonesonde
- radiosonde
- rawinsonde
- rocketsonde
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
sonde (plural sondes, diminutive sondetjie)
Cimbrian
Noun
sonde f (plural [please provide])
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish
Noun
sonde
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔn.də/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔndə
Noun
sonde m, f (plural sondes, diminutive sondetje n)
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English sund- (“sounding”), as in sundġierd (“sounding-rod”), sundlīne (“sounding-line, lead”), sundrāp (“sounding-rope, lead”), from sund (“ocean, sea”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“a swim, body of water, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to be unsteady, swim”). Cognate with Old Norse sund (“swimming; strait, sound”). More at sound.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ̃d/
Noun
sonde f (plural sondes)
- (medicine) probe; sound.
- Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.
- (astronomy) probe
- sound (measurement to establish the depth of water)
Related terms
Verb
sonde
Further reading
- “sonde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
sonde f pl
- plural of sonda
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch sunda, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō.
Noun
sonde f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: zonde
- Limburgish: zönj
Further reading
- “sonde”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “sonde (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Noun
sonde
- Alternative form of sande
Norman
Etymology
From Old French sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English [Term?].
Noun
sonde f (plural sondes)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
sonde m (definite singular sonden, indefinite plural sonder, definite plural sondene)
- a probe (used to explore, investigate or measure)
Derived terms
References
- “sonde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
sonde m (definite singular sonden, indefinite plural sondar, definite plural sondane)
- a probe (used to explore, investigate or measure)
Derived terms
References
- “sonde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Verb
sonde
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of sondar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of sondar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of sondar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of sondar
Spanish
Verb
sonde
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of sondar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sondar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sondar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of sondar.
Sranan Tongo
Noun
sonde