hangar
English
Etymology
From French hangar (“shed, hangar”), from Middle French hanghart (“enclosure near a house”), from Old French hangart, *hamgart, from Old Frankish *haimgard (“fence around a group of houses”), from *haim (“home, village, hamlet”) + *gard (“yard”). More at home, yard.
Pronunciation
Noun
hangar (plural hangars)
- A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.
- The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9
- By the side of it ran an open hangar upheld by a score of rough tarred posts.
Translations
a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Usage notes
Not to be confused with “hanger” (a device for hanging).
French
Etymology
From Frankish *haimgard (“enclosure around a home”).
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h)IPA: /ɑ̃ɡaʁ/
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Noun
hangar m (plural hangars)
Jèrriais
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Pronunciation
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Noun
hangar m
Declension
declension of hangar
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hangar | hangary |
| genitive | hangaru | hangarów |
| dative | hangarowi | hangarom |
| accusative | hangar | hangary |
| instrumental | hangarem | hangarami |
| locative | hangarze | hangarach |
| vocative | hangarze | hangary |
Swedish
Noun
hangar c
- hangar, a garage like building for aircraft.
Declension
Declension of hangar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | hangar | hangaren | hangarer | hangarerna |
| genitive | hangars | hangarens | hangarers | hangarernas |