thermos
English
/ˈθɜː.mɒs/, /ˈθɝ.məs/
noun
Definitions
- A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek θερμός (warm, hot, heat, lupine).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θερμός
Gloss
warm, hot, heat, lupine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暑, 熱
Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -therm English
- thermo- English
- Thermus Latin
- therma Latin
- thermae Latin
- Thermit German
- Thermosphäre German
- thermisch German
- thermo- German
- termo- Italian
- thermidor French
- thermo- French
- termo- Spanish, Castilian
- térmico Spanish, Castilian
- θέρμινος Ancient Greek
- θερμός Ancient Greek
- σφαῖρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- termisk Norwegian Bokmål
- termo- Norwegian Bokmål
- termo- Portuguese
- termisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- termo- Norwegian Nynorsk
- teirmi- Irish
- termo- Czech
- termo- Catalan, Valencian
- -θερμος Greek (modern)
- termos Indonesian
- thermophilus Translingual
- ترمس Gulf Arabic