dynamo

See also: Dynamo

English

Etymology

A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

dynamo (plural dynamos)

1. (electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
   • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 176:

     "As usual, it isn't telling the truth about it or you. But your body is. I can feel its vitality like the pulse of a dynamo."

2. (astrophysics) The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
3. (figuratively) An energetic person.

   That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.

Synonyms

• (energetic person): See also Thesaurus:doer

Derived terms

• dynamo theory
• dynamo torch
• dynatron
• dynostarter
• geodynamo

Related terms

• dynamics

Translations

dynamo-electric machine

• Albanian: dinamo (sq)
• Arabic: دِينَامُو m (dināmū)
• Armenian: դինամոմեքենա (hy) (dinamomekʻena)
• Catalan: dinamo (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 發電機 / 发电机 (zh) (fādiànjī)

• Danish: dynamo c
• Dutch: dynamo (nl)
• Esperanto: dinamo (eo)
• Finnish: tasavirtageneraattori, dynamo (fi)
• French: dynamo (fr) m
• Galician: dínamo (gl) m
• German: Dynamo (de) m
• Greek: δυναμό (el) m (dynamó)
• Hungarian: dinamó (hu), dinamógép
• Ido: dinamo (io)
• Indonesian: dinamo (id)
• Italian: dinamo (it)
• Japanese: ダイナモ (ja) (dainamo), 発電機 (ja) (はつでんき, hatsudenki)
• Korean: 발전기(發電機) (ko) (baljeon'gi)
• Malay: penjana (ms)
• Māori: mīhini-huri-hiko
• Norman: dynnamo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dynamo (no) m

  Nynorsk: dynamo m

• Polish: dynamo (pl) n, prądnica prądu stałego f
• Portuguese: dínamo (pt) m
• Russian: дина́мо (ru) n (dinámo), дина́мо-маши́на (ru) f (dinámo-mašína)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: динамо m

  Latin: dinamo (sh) m

• Spanish: dínamo (es) m, dinamo (es) f
• Swedish: dynamo (sv) c
• Tagalog: likhitab
• Thai: ไดนาโม (th)
• Vietnamese: máy phát điện (vi)

an energetic person

• Danish: dynamo c, energibundt n
• German: Energiebündel (de) n
• Russian: энерги́чный челове́к m (energíčnyj čelovék)

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Translations to be checked

• Bengali: যান্ত্রিক (bn) (jantrik), শক্তিকে (śoktike), বৈদ্যুতিক (bn) (bōiddutik), শক্তিতে (śoktite), রূপান্তরিত (bn) (rupantorito), করার (bn) (korar), যন্ত্র (bn) (jontro)

Anagrams

• Aymond, Monday

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dunamai

Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai)der.

Czech dynamo

Derived from Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪnamo]
• Rhymes: -amo

Noun

dynamo n

1. dynamo (electricity generator)

Declension

Declension of dynamo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	dynamo	dynama
genitive	dynama	dynam
dative	dynamu	dynamům
accusative	dynamo	dynama
vocative	dynamo	dynama
locative	dynamu	dynamech
instrumental	dynamem	dynamy

Related terms

Related terms

• dynamický
• dynamika
• dynamit
• dynastie
• dynastický
• dynasta
• termodynamický
• termodynamika

Further reading

• “dynamo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dynamo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dynamo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈnaː.moː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dy‧na‧mo

Noun

dynamo m (plural dynamo's, diminutive dynamootje n)

1. dynamo (small electricity generator)

Derived terms

• fietsdynamo

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English dynamo), ultimately from German dynamoelektrische Maschine (“dynamo-electric machine”). See also dynaaminen and dynamiikka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdynɑmo/, [ˈdynɑ̝mo̞]
• Rhymes: -ynɑmo
• Syllabification^(key): dy‧na‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): dy‧na‧mo

Noun

dynamo

1. small dynamo (direct current generator)

   Coordinate term: tasavirtageneraattori (“large dynamo”)

2. dynamo (energetic person)

   Synonym: sähköjänis

Declension

Inflection of dynamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		dynamo	dynamot
genitive		dynamon	dynamojen dynamoiden dynamoitten
partitive		dynamoa	dynamoja dynamoita
illative		dynamoon	dynamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dynamo	dynamot
accusative	nom.	dynamo	dynamot
	gen.	dynamon
genitive		dynamon	dynamojen dynamoiden dynamoitten
partitive		dynamoa	dynamoja dynamoita
inessive		dynamossa	dynamoissa
elative		dynamosta	dynamoista
illative		dynamoon	dynamoihin
adessive		dynamolla	dynamoilla
ablative		dynamolta	dynamoilta
allative		dynamolle	dynamoille
essive		dynamona	dynamoina
translative		dynamoksi	dynamoiksi
abessive		dynamotta	dynamoitta
instructive		—	dynamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dynamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dynamoni dynamoni accusative nom. dynamoni dynamoni gen. dynamoni genitive dynamoni dynamojeni dynamoideni dynamoitteni partitive dynamoani dynamojani dynamoitani inessive dynamossani dynamoissani elative dynamostani dynamoistani illative dynamooni dynamoihini adessive dynamollani dynamoillani ablative dynamoltani dynamoiltani allative dynamolleni dynamoilleni essive dynamonani dynamoinani translative dynamokseni dynamoikseni abessive dynamottani dynamoittani instructive — — comitative — dynamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dynamosi dynamosi accusative nom. dynamosi dynamosi gen. dynamosi genitive dynamosi dynamojesi dynamoidesi dynamoittesi partitive dynamoasi dynamojasi dynamoitasi inessive dynamossasi dynamoissasi elative dynamostasi dynamoistasi illative dynamoosi dynamoihisi adessive dynamollasi dynamoillasi ablative dynamoltasi dynamoiltasi allative dynamollesi dynamoillesi essive dynamonasi dynamoinasi translative dynamoksesi dynamoiksesi abessive dynamottasi dynamoittasi instructive — — comitative — dynamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dynamomme dynamomme accusative nom. dynamomme dynamomme gen. dynamomme genitive dynamomme dynamojemme dynamoidemme dynamoittemme partitive dynamoamme dynamojamme dynamoitamme inessive dynamossamme dynamoissamme elative dynamostamme dynamoistamme illative dynamoomme dynamoihimme adessive dynamollamme dynamoillamme ablative dynamoltamme dynamoiltamme allative dynamollemme dynamoillemme essive dynamonamme dynamoinamme translative dynamoksemme dynamoiksemme abessive dynamottamme dynamoittamme instructive — — comitative — dynamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dynamonne dynamonne accusative nom. dynamonne dynamonne gen. dynamonne genitive dynamonne dynamojenne dynamoidenne dynamoittenne partitive dynamoanne dynamojanne dynamoitanne inessive dynamossanne dynamoissanne elative dynamostanne dynamoistanne illative dynamoonne dynamoihinne adessive dynamollanne dynamoillanne ablative dynamoltanne dynamoiltanne allative dynamollenne dynamoillenne essive dynamonanne dynamoinanne translative dynamoksenne dynamoiksenne abessive dynamottanne dynamoittanne instructive — — comitative — dynamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dynamonsa dynamonsa accusative nom. dynamonsa dynamonsa gen. dynamonsa genitive dynamonsa dynamojensa dynamoidensa dynamoittensa partitive dynamoaan dynamoansa dynamojaan dynamoitaan dynamojansa dynamoitansa inessive dynamossaan dynamossansa dynamoissaan dynamoissansa elative dynamostaan dynamostansa dynamoistaan dynamoistansa illative dynamoonsa dynamoihinsa adessive dynamollaan dynamollansa dynamoillaan dynamoillansa ablative dynamoltaan dynamoltansa dynamoiltaan dynamoiltansa allative dynamolleen dynamollensa dynamoilleen dynamoillensa essive dynamonaan dynamonansa dynamoinaan dynamoinansa translative dynamokseen dynamoksensa dynamoikseen dynamoiksensa abessive dynamottaan dynamottansa dynamoittaan dynamoittansa instructive — — comitative — dynamoineen dynamoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• napadynamo

Further reading

• “dynamo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.na.mo/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

dynamo m (plural dynamos)

1. dynamo

Descendants

• → Lao: ດີນາໂມ (dī nā mō)

Further reading

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

Polish

dynamo

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dynamo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɘˈna.mɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amɔ
• Syllabification: dy‧na‧mo

Noun

dynamo n

1. (electromagnetism) dynamo, dynamo-electric machine, DC generator (electrical machine whose main function is to convert mechanical energy into electricity)

   Synonym: prądnica prądu stałego

2. (colloquial) dynamo (part of a bicycle or other device that allows powering, e.g., lights by converting rotary motion into electricity)

Declension

Declension of dynamo

	singular	plural
nominative	dynamo	dynama
genitive	dynama	dynam
dative	dynamu	dynamom
accusative	dynamo	dynama
instrumental	dynamem	dynamami
locative	dynamie	dynamach
vocative	dynamo	dynama

Further reading

• “dynamo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “dynamo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• dynamo in PWN's encyclopedia