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windproof en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind English -proof English windproof From wind + -proof.

Meanings

  1. Providing protection from the wind.

Forms

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more windproof Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most windproof Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (7)

nn vindtett (providing protection from the wind) · ru непродуваемый (providing protection from the wind) · da vindtæt (providing protection from the wind) · fi tuulenpitävä (providing protection from the wind) · ja 防風 (providing protection from the wind) · sv vindtät (providing protection from the wind) · nb vindtett (providing protection from the wind)

windproof en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind English -proof English windproof From wind + -proof.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the wind.

Forms

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windproofs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
windproofed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
windproofed Tense=Past lexicographic
windproofing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic