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reservoir

English

Etymology

From French réservoir (collection place) (fig.), réservoir (storehouse) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (to reserve, keep).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???z.?.vw??(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).v??/

Noun

reservoir (plural reservoirs)

  1. A place where anything is kept in store
  2. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
  3. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
  4. A supply or source of something.
  5. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.

Derived terms

  • air reservoir
  • receiving reservoir
  • oil reservoir
  • petroleum reservoir

Related terms

  • reserve

Translations

References


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réservoir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re?.z?r?v?a?r/, /re?.z?r?v?a?r/
  • Hyphenation: re?ser?voir

Noun

reservoir n (plural reservoirs, diminutive reservoirtje n)

  1. reservoir

Derived terms

  • waterreservoir

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reserves

English

Pronunciation

Noun

reserves

  1. plural of reserve

Verb

reserves

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reserve

Anagrams

  • reverses

Catalan

Noun

reserves

  1. plural of reserva

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

reserves

  1. Plural form of reserve

Latin

Verb

reserv?s

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of reserv?

Portuguese

Verb

reserves

  1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of reservar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of reservar

Spanish

Verb

reserves

  1. Informal second-person singular () negative imperative form of reservar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () present subjunctive form of reservar.

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