Masculine

cilinder

Sentences

Ze moest het raadsel oplossen voor ze de cilinder kon openen .

She had to solve the riddle before she could open the cylinder.

Meaning

(masculine) cylinder (geometric three-dimensional solid shape)
(masculine) certain objects of (roughly) cylindrical shape, e.g. a top hat
(masculine) cylinder (of an engine)

roller’

κύλινδρος

Rollsiegel

Brennkammer

أسطوانة

sîlînder

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsiˈlɪn.dər/

Borrowed from French

Borrowed from Latin

In summary

Borrowed from French cylindre or directly from Latin cylindrus (“roller, cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “a cylinder, roller, roll”)," from κυλίνδω (kulíndō, “to roll”). Doublet of kalander.

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