hydrant
See also: Hydrant
English edit
Etymology edit
An irregular formation: hydr- + -ant, originally US English.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hydrant (plural hydrants)
- An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.
- 1890, Jacob A[ugust] Riis, “The Down Town Back-alleys”, in How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 30:
- A horde of dirty children play about the dripping hydrant, the only thing in the alley that thinks enough of its chance to make the most of it: it is the best it can do.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Translations edit
outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped — see also fire hydrant
Further reading edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hydrant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Czech edit
Noun edit
hydrant m inan
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- See hydro-
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
hydrant m (plural hydranten, diminutive hydrantje n)
- hydrant, fire hydrant
- Synonym: brandkraan
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Hydrant, from English hydrant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hydrant m (plural hydrants)
- (Switzerland) hydrant, fire hydrant
- Synonym: borne d’incendie
Further reading edit
- “hydrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from American English hydrant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hydrant m inan
- (firefighting) hydrant, fire hydrant (outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped)
Declension edit
Declension of hydrant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hydrant | hydranty |
genitive | hydrantu | hydrantów |
dative | hydrantowi | hydrantom |
accusative | hydrant | hydranty |
instrumental | hydrantem | hydrantami |
locative | hydrancie | hydrantach |
vocative | hydrancie | hydranty |