bensin
Bislama edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Tok Pisin bensin (“petrol”). According to Terry Crowley, this term entered Bislama before 1885, either from German Benzin, or from English benzene, as the meaning of that term was not as narrow or technical in the nineteenth century as it is today.[1]
Noun edit
bensin
References edit
- ^ Terry Crowley, Beach-la-Mar to Bislama: the emergence of a national language in Vanuatu (1990), page 137.
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bensin n (genitive singular bensins, uncountable)
Declension edit
| Declension of bensin (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bensin | bensinið |
| accusative | bensin | bensinið |
| dative | bensini | bensininum |
| genitive | bensins | bensinsins |
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch benzine, from German Benzin. Doublet of benzena.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bènsin (first-person possessive bensinku, second-person possessive bensinmu, third-person possessive bensinnya)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bensin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
bensin m (definite singular bensinen, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
bensin m (definite singular bensinen, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bensin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German Benzin, from Benzoe + -in.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bensin c
Declension edit
| Declension of bensin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | bensin | bensinen | — | — |
| Genitive | bensins | bensinens | — | — |
Related terms edit
- bensinautomat
- bensinbil
- bensinbolag
- bensinbomb
- bensindrift
- bensindriven
- bensindunk
- bensinfat
- bensinförbrukning
- bensinförsäljning
- bensinkort
- bensinkostnad
- bensinmack
- bensinmotor
- bensinmätare
- bensinpris
- bensinpump
- bensinrör
- bensinskatt
- bensinslang
- bensinsnål
- bensinstation
- bensinstopp
- bensintank
- bensintvätt
- bensinånga
- bensinåtgång
- motorbensin
See also edit
References edit
Anagrams edit
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Bislama bensin (“petrol”) (a term which entered Bislama before 1885). According to Terry Crowley, the term derives either from German Benzin, or from English benzene, as the meaning of that term was not as narrow or technical in the nineteenth century as it is today.[1]
Noun edit
bensin
References edit
- ^ Terry Crowley, Beach-la-Mar to Bislama: the emergence of a national language in Vanuatu (1990), page 137.