ekranoplan

See also: Ekranoplan

English

Alternative forms

ekranoplane

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian экранопла́н (ekranoplán), itself derived from экра́н (ekrán, “screen”) as used in экранный эффе́кт (ekrannyj effékt, “ground effect”), from French écran, + the root of French planer (“to glide, to hover”).

Noun

ekranoplan (plural ekranoplans)

(aviation, nautical) a ground-effect vehicle

Translations

ground-effect vehicle

Finnish: maavaikutusalus
French: ékranoplane (fr) m
German: Ekranoplan m
Italian: ekranoplano m
Polish: ekranoplan m, ekranolot m
Portuguese: ecranoplano m
Russian: экранопла́н (ru) m (ekranoplán)
Spanish: ekranoplano m

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian экранопла́н (ekranoplán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.raˈnɔp.lan/
Rhymes: -ɔplan
Syllabification: ek‧ra‧nop‧lan

Noun

ekranoplan m inan

(aviation, nautical) ekranoplan, ground-effect vehicle
Synonym: ekranolot

Declension

Declension of ekranoplan

	singular	plural
nominative	ekranoplan	ekranoplany
genitive	ekranoplanu	ekranoplanów
dative	ekranoplanowi	ekranoplanom
accusative	ekranoplan	ekranoplany
instrumental	ekranoplanem	ekranoplanami
locative	ekranoplanie	ekranoplanach
vocative	ekranoplanie	ekranoplany

Further reading

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

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