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Dynamo.

dynamo

6 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/dyˈnaːmo//ˈdyːnamo//ˈdʏnamo/

  1. dynamo

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

After English dynamo, from dynamo-electric machine, itself from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens, based on Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

name/dyˈnaːmo//ˈdyːnamo//ˈdʏnamo/

  1. Part of, and short form for, the names of several sports clubs in former East Germany, especially Dynamo Dresden and Berliner FC Dynamo.

    masculine · neuter · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

After English dynamo, from dynamo-electric machine, itself from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens, based on Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

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