airplane
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
▲
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō)
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος (āeróplănos)der.
French aéroplanebor.
English aeroplaneclip.
English plane
English airplane
From air + plane as an alteration of aeroplane.
Compound parts: air
plane
Inflected forms:
form: airplanes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: aeroplane
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: aëroplane
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: plane
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: airplanes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: airplaning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: airplaned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: airplaned
pos: verb
tags: past
form: aeroplane
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: aëroplane
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: plane
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
Philippines
US
examples: on an airplane
jet airplane
RC airplane
gloss: A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
Philippines
US
usually
examples: They use airplanes to deliver mail and supplies to the far northern villages.
gloss: Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
pos: noun
examples: toy airplane
paper airplane
gloss: A game to encourage small children to eat, in which the parent or carer pretends that a spoonful of food is an aircraft flying into the child's mouth; the spoonful itself.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
Philippines
US
examples: Near-synonym: choo-choo train
Here comes the airplane! Open wide!
So, he'd take a spoon and he'd start playing airplane, circling the spoon around in the air until it was ready to land in the runway of my mouth.
Willis wondered what this fellow wanted to do, spoon feed him? Play airplane?
For instance, Jan has taken to playing airplane with the spoon to get Charley to attend to the spoon and want to take it into his mouth.
gloss: To fly in an aeroplane.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To transport by aeroplane.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Related words: aircraft
flycraft
glider
helicopter
Derived words: airplane cloth
airplane ears
airplaneful
airplanelike
airplane mode
airplane ticket
airplanist
here comes the airplane
hydro-airplane
paper airplane
rubber band airplane
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: аероплан
roman: ajeropʼlan
lang: Afrikaans
word: vliegtuig
lang: Akan
word: adupire
lang: Akan
word: wiemhyɛn
lang: Alabama
word: piɬɬawakáyka
lang: Albanian
word: aeroplan
lang: Albanian
word: balonë
lang: Albanian
word: avion
lang: Aleut
word: igax̂tax̂
lang: Amharic
word: አይሮፕላን
roman: ʾäyroplan
lang: Amis
word: hikoki
lang: Arabic
word: طَائِرَة
roman: ṭāʔira
lang: Arabic
word: طَيَّارَة
roman: ṭayyāra
lang: Arabic
word: طيارة
roman: ṭayyāra
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ
roman: ṭāyasta
lang: Armenian
word: օդանավ
roman: ōdanav
lang: Armenian
word: ինքնաթիռ
roman: inkʻnatʻiṙ
lang: Armenian
word: աերոպլան
roman: aeroplan
lang: Assamese
word: উৰাজাহাজ
roman: urazahaz
lang: Assamese
word: আকাশীযান
roman: akaxizan
lang: Assamese
word: এৰ’প্লে’ন
roman: eröplën
lang: Asturian
word: avión
lang: Atayal
word: hikoki'
lang: Aymara
word: latajamach'iwa
lang: Azerbaijani
word: təyyarə
lang: Azerbaijani
word: uçaq
lang: Bambara
word: sannakurun
lang: Bashkir
word: самолёт
roman: samolyot
lang: Basque
word: hegazkin
lang: Belarusian
word: самалёт
roman: samaljót
lang: Belarusian
word: аэрапла́н
roman: aeraplán
lang: Bengali
word: খপোত
roman: khopōt
lang: Bengali
word: উড়োজাহাজ
roman: uṛōjahaj
lang: Bengali
word: বিমান
roman: biman
lang: Bengali
word: আকাশযান
roman: akaśjan
lang: Central Bikol
word: eroplano
lang: Bole
word: jirginsama
lang: Breton
word: karr-nij
lang: Breton
word: nijerez
lang: Bulgarian
word: самоле́т
roman: samolét
lang: Bulgarian
word: авио́н
roman: avión
lang: Bulgarian
word: аеропла́н
roman: aeroplán
lang: Bunun
word: kusbabai
lang: Burmese
word: လေယာဉ်ပျံ
roman: leyanypyam
lang: Catalan
word: avió
lang: Cebuano
word: eroplano
lang: Chechen
word: кема
roman: kema
lang: Chechen
word: хӏаваан кема
roman: havaan kema
lang: Cherokee
word: ᏥᏳ ᎦᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ
roman: tsiyu ganohilidohi
lang: Cheyenne
word: ame'hahtȯtse
lang: Chichewa
word: ndege
lang: Chickasaw
word: piini' wakaa'
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fei¹ gei¹
lang: Chinese
word: фиҗи
roman: fiži
lang: Chinese
word: фынчуан
roman: fɨnčuan
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 飛船 /飞船
roman: buŏi-sùng
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fi¹ ji¹
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 飛行機 /飞行机
roman: fî-hàng-kî, pî-hàng-kî, fî-yàng-kî, pî-yàng-kî
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fî-kî
lang: Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese
word: 飛行機 /飞行机
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese
word: 飛船 /飞船
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fei¹ ji¹
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fēijī
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 飛行機 /飞行机
roman: fēixíngjī
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: hí-gí
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 飛機 /飞机
roman: fei¹ ji¹
lang: Chinook Jargon
word: win-ship
lang: Chukchi
word: риӈэнэӈ
roman: riṇėnėṇ
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: roplani
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: ropulani
lang: Cornish
word: jynn ebron
lang: Northern East Cree
word: ᑳᐱᒥᐦᔮᒥᑭᐦᒡ
roman: kaapimihyaamikihc
lang: Northern East Cree
word: ᑳᐱᐹᒥᐦᔮᒥᑭᐦᒡ
roman: kaapipaamihyaamikihc
lang: Southern East Cree
word: ᑳᐱᒥᐦᔮᒪᑲᐦᒡ
roman: kaapimihyaamakahc
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: tayare
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: uçaq
lang: Czech
word: letoun
lang: Czech
word: letadlo
lang: Danish
word: flyvemaskine
lang: Danish
word: fly
lang: Danish
word: maskine
lang: Dhuwal
word: ḏikarr
lang: Dutch
word: vliegtuig
lang: Elfdalian
word: flygmasin
lang: Elfdalian
word: fliuogmasin
lang: Elfdalian
word: flygplan
lang: Esperanto
word: avio
lang: Esperanto
word: aviadilo
lang: Esperanto
word: flugmaŝino
lang: Estonian
word: lennuk
lang: Farefare
word: alupele
lang: Faroese
word: flogfar
lang: Finnish
word: lentokone
lang: French
word: avion
lang: French
word: aéroplane
lang: West-Frisian
word: fleantúch
lang: West-Frisian
word: fleanmasine
lang: Fula
word: 𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤢-𞤱𞤭𞥅𞤪𞤮𞥅𞤸𞤢
lang: Fula
word: 𞤢𞤪𞤢𞤨𞤵𞤤𞤫𞤤
lang: Fula
word: 𞤢𞤱𞤭𞤴𞤮𞤲
lang: Fula
word: laana-wiirooha
lang: Fula
word: arapulel
lang: Fula
word: awiyon
lang: Galician
word: avión
lang: Galician
word: aeroplano
lang: Georgian
word: თვითმფრინავი
roman: tvitmprinavi
lang: Georgian
word: აეროპლანი
roman: aeroṗlani
lang: German
word: Flugzeug
lang: German
word: Flieger
lang: German
word: Maschine
lang: Greek
word: αεροπλάνο
roman: aeropláno
lang: Greek
word: αεροσκάφος
roman: aeroskáfos
lang: Greenlandic
word: timmisartoq
lang: Gujarati
word: વિમાન
roman: vimān
lang: Haitian Creole
word: avyon
lang: Hausa
word: jirgin sama
lang: Hawaiian
word: mokulele
lang: Hawaiian
word: mokuea
lang: Hebrew
word: מָטוֹס
roman: matós
lang: Hebrew
word: אווירון
lang: Hebrew
word: אֲוִירוֹן
roman: avirón
lang: Hindi
word: विमान
roman: vimān
lang: Hindi
word: हवाई जहाज़
roman: havāī jahāz
lang: Hindi
word: वायु-यान
roman: vāyu-yān
lang: White Hmong
word: dav hlau
lang: Hungarian
word: repülőgép
lang: Hungarian
word: repülő
lang: Icelandic
word: flugvél
lang: Ido
word: aeroplano
lang: Indonesian
word: pesawat
lang: Indonesian
word: pesawat terbang
lang: Indonesian
word: kapal terbang
lang: Ingrian
word: samoljotta
lang: Ingrian
word: aeroplana
lang: Interlingua
word: avion
lang: Interlingua
word: aeroplano
lang: Inuktitut
word: ᑎᖕᒥᓲᖅ
roman: tingmisooq
lang: Inuktitut
word: ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ
roman: qangatasooq
lang: Inupiaq
word: tiŋŋun
lang: Irish
word: eitleán
lang: Italian
word: aereo
lang: Italian
word: aeroplano
lang: Italian
word: apparecchio
lang: Italian
word: aeromobile
lang: Japanese
word: 飛行機
roman: hikōki
lang: Japanese
word: 航空機
roman: kōkūki
lang: Javanese
word: ꦩꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦂꦩꦧꦸꦂ
roman: montor mabur
lang: Jeju
word: 비헹기
roman: bihenggi
lang: Jeju
word: 비엥기
roman: bienggi
lang: Kanakanabu
word: hikoki
lang: Kannada
word: ವಿಮಾನ
roman: vimāna
lang: Kannada
word: ಏರೋಪ್ಲೇನ್
roman: ērōplēn
lang: Kannada
word: ಏರೋಪ್ಲೇನು
roman: ērōplēnu
lang: Kannada
word: ಗಾಳಿತೇರು
roman: gāḷitēru
lang: Kashmiri
word: پلین
roman: plēn
lang: Kavalan
word: hikuki
lang: Kazakh
word: ұшақ
roman: ūşaq
lang: Kazakh
word: самолет
roman: samolet
lang: Kazakh
word: аэроплан
roman: aéroplan
lang: Khmer
word: កប៉ាល់ហោះ
roman: kaʼpal hɑh
lang: Khmer
word: យន្តហោះ
roman: yŭən hɑh
lang: Khmer
word: សកុណាយន្ត
roman: saʼkonaayŭən
lang: Koasati
word: piththawaika
lang: Kongo
word: ndèke
lang: Korean
word: 비행기
roman: bihaenggi
lang: Korean
word: 항공기
roman: hanggonggi
lang: Central Kurdish
word: فڕۆکە
roman: frroke
lang: Central Kurdish
word: تەیارە
roman: teyare
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: balafir
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: firroke
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: teyare
lang: Kyrgyz
word: самолёт
roman: samolyot
lang: Kyrgyz
word: учак
roman: ucak
lang: Kyrgyz
word: аэроплан
roman: aeroplan
lang: Lak
word: самолет
roman: samolet
lang: Lak
word: айрипӏалан
roman: ayripʼalan
lang: Lakota
word: kiŋyékhiyapi
lang: Lao
word: ອາກາດຍານ
roman: ʼā kā da nyān
lang: Lao
word: ເຄື່ອງບິນ
roman: khư̄ang bin
lang: Lao
word: ເຮືອບິນ
roman: hư̄a bin
lang: Lao
word: ຍົນ
roman: nyon
lang: Latin
word: aeroplanum
lang: Latvian
word: lidmašīna
lang: Latvian
word: lidaparāts
lang: Latvian
word: gaisakuģis
lang: Lingala
word: avió
lang: Lingala
word: mpepo
lang: Lithuanian
word: lėktuvas
lang: Lithuanian
word: aeroplanas
lang: Macedonian
word: авио́н
roman: avión
lang: Malagasy
word: fiaramanidina
lang: Malay
word: kapal terbang
lang: Malayalam
word: വിമാനം
roman: vimānaṁ
lang: Maltese
word: ajruplan
lang: Manchu
word: ᡩᡝᠶᡝᡨᡠᠨ
roman: deyetun
lang: Northern Mansi
word: товлыӈхап
roman: tovlyňhap
lang: Manx
word: etlan
lang: Manx
word: greie etlee
lang: Māori
word: wakarere
lang: Māori
word: waka rererangi
lang: Māori
word: manurere
lang: Māori
word: rererangi
lang: Māori
word: eropereina
lang: Māori
word: aropereina
lang: Marathi
word: विमान
roman: vimān
lang: Eastern Mari
word: кÿртньыгайык
roman: kÿrtńygajyk
lang: Marshallese
word: baļuun
lang: Mauritian Creole
word: avyon
lang: Mirandese
word: abion
lang: Mizo
word: thlawhtheihna
lang: Mongolian
word: нисэх онгоц
roman: nisex ongoc
lang: Mongolian
word: онгоц
roman: ongoc
lang: Mongolian
word: нисгэл
roman: nisgel
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ
roman: niskü ongɣuča
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ
roman: ongɣuča
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ
roman: niskel
lang: Moore
word: nasaar-sɩlga
lang: Moore
word: sɩlga
lang: Nahuatl
word: tepoztōtōtl
lang: Nahuatl
word: tepozpatlanqui
lang: Navajo
word: chidí naatʼaʼí
lang: Neapolitan
word: arioplàno
lang: Neapolitan
word: apparècchio
lang: Nepali
word: विमान
roman: vimān
lang: Nepali
word: हवाईजहाज
roman: hawāījahāj
lang: Nepali
word: प्लेन
roman: plen
lang: Niuean
word: vakalele
lang: Norman
word: avion
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fly
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: fly
lang: Occitan
word: avion
lang: Odia
word: ଉଡ଼ାଜାହାଜ
roman: uṛājāhāja
lang: Odia
word: ବିମାନ
roman: bimāna
lang: Ojibwe
word: bemisemagak
lang: Oromo
word: xiyyaara
lang: Ossetian
word: хӕдтӕхӕг
roman: xædtæxæg
lang: Paiwan
word: hikuki
lang: Pali
word: ākāsayāna
lang: Pali
word: vehāsayāna
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: авион
roman: avion
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: крилатица
roman: krilatica
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: аероплан
roman: aeroplan
lang: Pashto
word: الوتکه
roman: alwatëka
lang: Pashto
word: طياره
roman: tayāra
lang: Pashto
word: هوايي جهاز
roman: hawāyi jahāz
lang: Dari
word: طَیَّارَه
roman: tayyāra
lang: Iranian Persian
word: هَواپِیْما
roman: havâpeymâ
lang: Iranian Persian
word: طَیَّارِه
roman: tayyâre
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Loftschepp
lang: Polish
word: samolot
lang: Polish
word: aeroplan
lang: Portuguese
word: avião
lang: Portuguese
word: aeroplano
lang: Punjabi
word: ਹਵਾਈ-ਜਹਾਜ਼
roman: havāī-jahāz
lang: Punjabi
word: ਜਹਾਜ਼
roman: jahāz
lang: Punjabi
word: ہَوائی جَہاز
lang: Punjabi
word: جَہاز
roman: jahāz
lang: Puyuma
word: hikuki
lang: Quechua
word: antanka
lang: Quechua
word: lata pisqu
lang: Quechua
word: maraq
lang: Romanian
word: aeroplan
lang: Romanian
word: avion
lang: Romansh
word: aviun
lang: Romansh
word: eroplan
lang: Rukai
word: ngiapapalay
lang: Russian
word: самолёт
roman: samoljót
lang: Russian
word: аэропла́н
roman: aeroplán
lang: Saaroa
word: saliamiapihlihli
lang: Saisiyat
word: kamahayap
lang: Sakizaya
word: hikuki
lang: Sakizaya
word: babelbel
lang: Inari-Sami
word: kirdemmaašin
lang: Northern Sami
word: girdi
lang: Skolt-Sami
word: jarplan
lang: Samoan
word: vaʻalele
lang: Sanskrit
word: विमान
roman: vimāna
lang: Sanskrit
word: वायु-यान
roman: vāyu-yāna
lang: Sardinian
word: aeroplanu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: itealan
lang: Koyraboro-Senni
word: beenehii
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: авѝо̄н
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: зра̏копло̄в
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: avìōn
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zrȁkoplōv
lang: Seychellois Creole
word: avyon
lang: Shan
word: လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ
roman: lèe yìn pjàan
lang: Shan
word: ႁိူဝ်းမိၼ်
roman: hóe mǐn
lang: Shona
word: ndege
lang: Sinhalese
word: ගුවන්යානය
roman: guwanyānaya
lang: Sinhalese
word: අහස්යානය
roman: ahasyānaya
lang: Slovak
word: lietadlo
lang: Slovak
word: letún
lang: Slovene
word: letalo
lang: Slovene
word: avion
lang: Somali
word: diyaarad
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: lětadło
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: lětadło
lang: Sotho
word: sefofane
lang: Southern Altai
word: самолёт
roman: samolyot
lang: Spanish
word: avión
lang: Spanish
word: aeroplano
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: opolangi
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: flikmasyin
lang: Swahili
word: ndege
lang: Swahili
word: eropleni
lang: Swedish
word: plan
lang: Swedish
word: flygplan
lang: Swedish
word: flygmaskin
lang: Tagalog
word: eroplano
lang: Tagalog
word: salipawpaw
lang: Tajik
word: самолёт
roman: samolyot
lang: Tajik
word: тайёра
roman: tayyora
lang: Tajik
word: ҳавопаймо
roman: havopaymo
lang: Tajik
word: аэроплан
roman: aeroplan
lang: Tamil
word: விமானம்
roman: vimāṉam
lang: Tamil
word: வானவூர்தி
roman: vāṉavūrti
lang: Taroko
word: asu
lang: Taroko
word: skaya
lang: Taroko
word: sapah skiya
lang: Tatar
word: очкыч
roman: oçqıç
lang: Tatar
word: самолёт
roman: samolyot
lang: Tatar
word: аэроплан
roman: aʹroplan
lang: Telugu
word: విమానము
roman: vimānamu
lang: Thai
word: เครื่องบิน
roman: krʉ̂ʉang-bin
lang: Thai
word: อากาศยาน
roman: aa-gàat-sà-yaan
lang: Thai
word: เรือบิน
roman: rʉʉa-bin
lang: Tibetan
word: གནམ་གྲུ
roman: gnam gru
lang: Tibetan
word: ལྕགས་བྱ
roman: lcags bya
lang: Tigrinya
word: ነፋሪት
roman: näfarit
lang: Tokelauan
word: vakalele
lang: Tok Pisin
word: balus
lang: Tongan
word: vakapuna
lang: Tsou
word: hikoki
lang: Tumbuka
word: ndege
lang: Turkish
word: uçak
lang: Turkish
word: tayyare
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: طیاره
roman: tayyare
lang: Turkmen
word: samolýot
lang: Turkmen
word: uçar
lang: Turkmen
word: aeroplan
lang: Tuvaluan
word: vakalele
lang: Ukrainian
word: літа́к
roman: liták
lang: Ukrainian
word: аеропла́н
roman: aeroplán
lang: Unami
word: pèmihëlak
lang: Unami
word: kënthwikàn
lang: Urdu
word: طَیّارَہ
roman: taiyāra
lang: Urdu
word: ہَوائی جَہاز
roman: havāī jahāz
lang: Urdu
word: جَہاز
roman: jahāz
lang: Urdu
word: ہَوا پَیْما
roman: havā paymā
lang: Urdu
word: وِمان
roman: vimān
lang: Uyghur
word: ئايروپىلان
roman: ayropilan
lang: Uzbek
word: uchoq
lang: Uzbek
word: tayyora
lang: Uzbek
word: samolyot
lang: Uzbek
word: aeroplan
lang: Vietnamese
word: máy bay
lang: Vietnamese
word: tàu bay
lang: Vietnamese
word: phi cơ
lang: Volapük
word: flitöm
lang: Volapük
word: flitömil
lang: Volapük
word: leflitöm
lang: Võro
word: linnuk
lang: Võro
word: aeroplaan
lang: Wallisian
word: vakalele
lang: Waray-Waray
word: eroplano
lang: Waray-Waray
word: edro
lang: Welsh
word: awyren
lang: Wolaytta
word: horoophphilliya
lang: Yakut
word: самолет
roman: samolet
lang: Yakut
word: сөмөлүөт
roman: sömölüöt
lang: Yakut
word: көтөр-аал
roman: kötör-aal
lang: Yami
word: sikoki
lang: Yiddish
word: אַעראָפּלאַן
roman: aeroplan
lang: Yiddish
word: עראָפּלאַן
roman: eroplan
lang: Yindjibarndi
word: barbarrnyungu
lang: Yogad
word: eroplano
lang: Yonaguni
word: 飛行機
roman: higunki
lang: Yonaguni
word: 飛行機
roman: chikouki
lang: Yoruba
word: ọkọ̀ òfuurufú
lang: Yoruba
word: bààlúù
lang: Zhuang
word: feihgih