"dripper" meaning in All languages combined

See dripper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: drippers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English drip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dripper From drip + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|drip|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English drip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dripper [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dripper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dripper"> From drip + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dripper (plural drippers)
  1. Agent noun of drip: one who drips. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: drip (extra: one who drips)
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-axPX4cy5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 72 16 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 37 21 9
  2. A dripping cake.
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-zmS1M3Oq Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 43 24 6 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 31 39 22 8 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 31 39 22 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 43 24 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 41 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 45 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 45 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 37 21 9
  3. An outlet in the microtubing used in drip irrigation.
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-binfDKkB Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 37 21 9
  4. Synonym of drip tip. Synonyms: drip tip [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-fayPoHbr Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dripperline

Inflected forms

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