OrigoFrom Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain origin; possibly related to tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh.
- declension-3a siphon or tube
- declension-3a fire engine
Formaesīphō(canonical, masculine) · sīphōnis(genitive) · sīphō(nominative, singular) · sīphōnēs(nominative, plural) · sīphōnis(genitive, singular) · sīphōnum(genitive, plural) · sīphōnī(dative, singular) · sīphōnibus(dative, plural) · sīphōnem(accusative, singular) · sīphōnēs(accusative, plural) · sīphōne(ablative, singular) · sīphōnibus(ablative, plural) · sīphō(singular, vocative) · sīphōnēs(plural, vocative) · sīpō(alternative)
Fons: Vicitionarium