siemens

See also: Siemens

English

Etymology

Named after the German inventor Werner von Siemens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːmənz/

Noun

siemens (plural siemens)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S

Synonyms

• mho (archaic)

Translations

derived unit of electrical conductance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西門子／西门子 (zh) (xīménzǐ)

• Czech: siemens m
• Esperanto: simenso
• French: siemens (fr) m
• German: Siemens (de) n
• Greek: ζήμενς n (zímens)
• Indonesian: siemens
• Interlingua: siemens
• Japanese: ジーメンス (ja) (jīmensu)
• Kazakh: сименс (simens)
• Kyrgyz: сименс (ky) (simens)
• Malay: siemens
• Polish: siemens (pl) m, simens (pl) m
• Portuguese: siemens m
• Romanian: siemens (ro) m
• Russian: си́менс (ru) m (símens)
• Spanish: siemens m
• Swedish: siemens (sv)

Anagrams

• Meissen, Nemesis, Semiens, misseen, nemesis

Czech

Noun

siemens m

1. siemens (unit of electrical conductance)

Further reading

• siemens in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• siemens in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Alternative forms

• S (abbreviation)
• Siemens (proscribed)

Etymology

Named after Ernst Werner von Siemens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.məns/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sie‧mens

Noun

siemens m (uncountable)

1. siemens (unit of electrical conductance)

   Synonym: mho

Finnish

Etymology

From German Siemens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːmen/, [ˈs̠iːme̞n]

Noun

siemens

1. siemens (unit of electrical conductance)

Declension

Inflection of siemens (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		siemens	siemensit
genitive		siemensin	siemensien
partitive		siemensiä	siemensejä
illative		siemensiin	siemenseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		siemens	siemensit
accusative	nom.	siemens	siemensit
	gen.	siemensin
genitive		siemensin	siemensien
partitive		siemensiä	siemensejä
inessive		siemensissä	siemenseissä
elative		siemensistä	siemenseistä
illative		siemensiin	siemenseihin
adessive		siemensillä	siemenseillä
ablative		siemensiltä	siemenseiltä
allative		siemensille	siemenseille
essive		siemensinä	siemenseinä
translative		siemensiksi	siemenseiksi
instructive		—	siemensein
abessive		siemensittä	siemenseittä
comitative		—	siemenseineen

Possessive forms of siemens (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	siemensini	siemensimme
2nd person	siemensisi	siemensinne
3rd person	siemensinsä

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.mɛns/

• Audio (Paris)

  (file)

Noun

siemens m (plural siemens)

1. siemens

Further reading

• “siemens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ensimes, Messine, messine

Interlingua

Noun

siemens

1. siemens

Polish

Alternative forms

• simens

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mɛns/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -imɛns
• Syllabification: sie‧mens

Noun

siemens m inan

1. siemens

Declension

Declension of siemens

	singular	plural
nominative	siemens	siemensy
genitive	siemensa	siemensów
dative	siemensowi	siemensom
accusative	siemens	siemensy
instrumental	siemensem	siemensami
locative	siemensie	siemensach
vocative	siemensie	siemensy

Further reading

• siemens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• siemens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

siemens m (invariable)

1. siemens

Romanian

Etymology

From German Siemens or French siemens.

Noun

siemens m (plural siemenși)

1. siemens

Declension

Declension of siemens

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) siemens	siemensul	(niște) siemenși	siemenșii
genitive/dative	(unui) siemens	siemensului	(unor) siemenși	siemenșilor
vocative	siemensule		siemenșilor

Swedish

Etymology

Named after German inventor Werner von Siemens.

Noun

siemens c

1. siemens