ekranoplan

See also: Ekranoplan

English

Alternative forms

• ekranoplane

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian экранопла́н (ekranoplán), itself derived from экра́н (ekrán, “screen”) as used in экранный эффе́кт (ekrannyj effékt, “ground effect”), from French écran, + the root of French planer (“to glide, to hover”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ekranoplan (plural ekranoplans)

1. (aviation, nautical) a ground-effect vehicle

Translations

ground-effect vehicle

• Finnish: maavaikutusalus
• French: ékranoplane (fr) m
• German: Ekranoplan m
• Italian: ekranoplano m
• Polish: ekranoplan m, ekranolot m
• Portuguese: ecranoplano m
• Russian: экранопла́н (ru) m (ekranoplán)
• Spanish: ekranoplano m

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian экранопла́н (ekranoplán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.raˈnɔp.lan/
• Rhymes: -ɔplan
• Syllabification: ek‧ra‧nop‧lan

Noun

ekranoplan m inan

1. (aviation, nautical) ekranoplan, ground-effect vehicle

   Synonym: ekranolot

Declension

Declension of ekranoplan

	singular	plural
nominative	ekranoplan	ekranoplany
genitive	ekranoplanu	ekranoplanów
dative	ekranoplanowi	ekranoplanom
accusative	ekranoplan	ekranoplany
instrumental	ekranoplanem	ekranoplanami
locative	ekranoplanie	ekranoplanach
vocative	ekranoplanie	ekranoplany

Further reading

• ekranoplan in Polish dictionaries at PWN