Ventilator
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from English ventilator.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ventilator m (mixed, genitive Ventilators, plural Ventilatoren)
- electric (or mechanical) fan, ventilator (machine that induces airflow)
Usage notes edit
- Not used in the medical sense, for which Beatmungsgerät or less often Respirator.
Declension edit
Declension of Ventilator [masculine, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Ventilator | die | Ventilatoren |
genitive | eines | des | Ventilators | der | Ventilatoren |
dative | einem | dem | Ventilator | den | Ventilatoren |
accusative | einen | den | Ventilator | die | Ventilatoren |
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Fächer (“handheld fan”)
Further reading edit
- “Ventilator” in Duden online
- “Ventilator” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache