detergent

See also: détergent

English

Etymology

From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)

  1. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)

  1. Synonym of cleansing.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin detergentem.

Pronunciation

Noun

detergent m (plural detergents)

  1. detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent)
    • 2016 November 9, “Amazon llança l'entrega de productes d'ús diari tocant un botó”, in El Periódico‎:
      L'empresa també ha anunciat el llançament d'Amazon Dash Replenishment a Europa, un servei basat en el núvol que permet configurar els electrodomèstics per fer comandes automatitzades de productes com detergent per a la roba o tinta per a la impressora.
      The company has also announced the launch of Amazon Dash Replenishment in Europe, a service based in the cloud that allows appliances to be configured with automated ordering for products like clothing detergent or ink for printers.
  • detergir

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin detergens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛtɛrɡɛnt]

Noun

detergent m inan

  1. detergent
    Synonyms: čisticí prostředek, mycí prostředek, prací prostředek, saponát

Declension
Declension of detergent (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative detergent detergenty
genitive detergentu detergentů
dative detergentu detergentům
accusative detergent detergenty
vocative detergente detergenty
locative detergentu detergentech
instrumental detergentem detergenty

Further reading
  • detergent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • detergent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

detergent c (singular definite detergenten, plural indefinite detergenter)

detergent n (singular definite detergentet, plural indefinite detergenter)

  1. detergent

Declension
Declension of detergent
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative detergent detergenten detergenter detergenterne
genitive detergents detergentens detergenters detergenternes
Declension of detergent
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative detergent detergentet detergenter detergenterne
genitive detergents detergentets detergenters detergenternes

Further reading

Latin

Verb

dētergent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dētergeō

Polish
detergenty

Etymology

Borrowed from French détergent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛˈtɛr.ɡɛnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɡɛnt
  • Syllabification: de‧ter‧gent

Noun

detergent m inan (related adjective detergentowy)

  1. detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant)

Declension
Declension of detergent
singular plural
nominative detergent detergenty
genitive detergentu detergentów
dative detergentowi detergentom
accusative detergent detergenty
instrumental detergentem detergentami
locative detergencie detergentach
vocative detergencie detergenty

Further reading
  • detergent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • detergent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French détergent.

Noun

detergent m (plural detergenți)

  1. detergent

Declension
Declension of detergent
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) detergent detergentul (niște) detergenți detergenții
genitive/dative (unui) detergent detergentului (unor) detergenți detergenților
vocative detergentule detergenților
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