whirligig

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
2. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
4. (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.

Konzepte

Kreisel

🔝

Brummkreisel

Spielkreisel

Synonyme

spinning top

merry-go-round

roundabout

top

🔝

carousel

teetotum

carrousel

mullet

reel

roll

rotation

spinning wheel

vicissitude

vicissitudes

vortical

whirling

merry-goround

ginning machine

circumvolution

gig

gyration

gyro

gyroscopic

mill

Übersetzungen

σβούρα

trottola

toupie

🔝

peonza

pião

tol

🔝

baldufa

μύλος

manège

ρόμβος

chenille

🐛

carrousel

carrefour giratoire

giostra

cavallets

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: whirlegigge

In summary

From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).