sifon

• sifón

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfoːn]

sifon m inan

1. stench trap

   Synonym: zápachová uzávěrka

2. soda siphon

   Synonym: sodovka

• sifon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sifon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• sifon in Internetová jazyková příručka

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

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

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.

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”).

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

1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric.

• “sifon” 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.

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

sifon n (plural sifoane)

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

   Synonym: sifonar