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tornado
English
Etymology
From earlier English ternado, attested since the 1550s as a nautical term for a windy thunderstorm. From Spanish tronada (“thunderstorm”), from tronar (“to thunder”), from Latin ton? (“to thunder”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh?- (“to thunder”). The o and r were reversed in English (metathesis) under influence of Spanish tornar (“to twist, to turn”), from Latin torn? (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tô(r)-n?'d?, IPA(key): /t??(?)?ne?.d??/
Noun
tornado (plural tornadoes or tornados)
- (meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
- Synonym: twister
Synonyms
- twister (informal)
Derived terms
- tornado shelter
- tornado watch (“conditions are favorable for producing a tornado”)
- tornado warning (“tornado has been sighted”)
Translations
Descendants
- ? Danish: tornado
- ? Irish: tornádó
- ? Italian: tornado
- ? Norwegian Bokmål: tornado
- ? Norwegian Nynorsk: tornado
- ? Russian: ??????? (tornado)
- ? Spanish: tornado
- ? German: Tornado
See also
- cyclone, dust devil, waterspout, willy willy
- hurricane, typhoon
- tournedo(s)
References
Anagrams
- donator, odorant, tandoor
Danish
Etymology
From English tornado.
Noun
tornado c (singular definite tornadoen, plural indefinite tornadoer)
- tornado
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
tornado f or m (plural tornado's, diminutive tornadootje n)
- tornado
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tor?nado/
- Hyphenation: tor?na?do
- Rhymes: -ado
Noun
tornado (accusative singular tornadon, plural tornadoj, accusative plural tornadojn)
- (meteorology) tornado
Finnish
Noun
tornado
- tornado
Declension
See also
- pyörremyrsky
Italian
Etymology
From English tornado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tor?na.do/
- Rhymes: -ado
Noun
tornado m (invariable)
- tornado
References
- tornado in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- rotando, rotonda
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Spanish tronada, via English tornado.
Noun
tornado m (definite singular tornadoen, indefinite plural tornadoer, definite plural tornadoene)
- (meteorology) a tornado
References
- “tornado” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Spanish tronada, via English tornado
Noun
tornado m (definite singular tornadoen, indefinite plural tornadoar, definite plural tornadoane)
- (meteorology) a tornado
References
- “tornado” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English tornado, from Spanish tronada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?r?na.d?/
Noun
tornado n
- (meteorology) tornado
- Synonym: tr?ba powietrzna
Declension
or
Indeclinable.
Further reading
- tornado in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- tornado in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to??nadu/
Noun
tornado m (plural tornados)
- (meteorology) tornado
Verb
tornado (feminine singular tornada, masculine plural tornados, feminine plural tornadas)
- masculine singular past participle of tornar
Scots
Etymology
From English tornado.
Noun
tornado (plural tornadoes)
- tornado
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Spanish tornado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?rna?do/
- Hyphenation: tor?na?do
Noun
tòrn?do m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- tornado
Declension
References
- “tornado” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Etymology
From English tornado, and this in turn from Spanish tronada (see English etymology for details).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to??nado/, [t?o??na.ð?o]
Noun
tornado m (plural tornados)
- tornado
Related terms
Verb
tornado m (feminine singular tornada, masculine plural tornados, feminine plural tornadas)
- Masculine singular past participle of tornar.
Anagrams
- tronado, rotando, no tardo
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