Helikopter

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /heliˈkɔptər/, [he.liˈkɔp.tɐ], [ˌhɛ-], [ˌheː-], [-lɪ-] Hyphenation: He‧li‧kop‧ter, He‧li‧ko‧pter (formerly standard, now rare) === Noun === Helikopter m (strong, genitive Helikopters, plural Helikopter) helicopter Synonym: (more frequent, at least in common speech) Hubschrauber ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Helikopter” in Duden online “Helikopter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache