airbag

== English == === Alternative forms === air-bag, air bag === Etymology === From air +‎ bag. === Pronunciation === === Noun === airbag (plural airbags) (automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury. A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, or for lifting objects in firefighting, etc. (slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag. === Pronunciation === (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈɛːr.bɛk/ Hyphenation: air‧bag === Noun === airbag m (plural airbags, diminutive airbagje n) an airbag Synonym: botsballon == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English airbag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁ.baɡ/ === Noun === airbag m (plural airbags) airbag (in the plural, slang) knockers, tits === Further reading === “airbag”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /erˈbɛɡ/, /ˈɛr.beɡ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡ, -ɛrbeɡ === Noun === airbag m (invariable) airbag (protective system) === References === === Anagrams === bragia, garbai == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === air bag === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag. === Pronunciation === === Noun === airbag m (plural airbags) (automotive) airbag (a protective system in automobiles) === Further reading === airbag on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt “airbag”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “airbag”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag. === Noun === airbag n (plural airbaguri) airbag ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === (nonstandard) air bag === Etymology === Borrowed from English airbag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiɾˈbaɡ/ [ai̯ɾˈβ̞aɣ̞] IPA(key): (nonstandard) /eɾˈbaɡ/ [eɾˈβ̞aɣ̞] Rhymes: -aɡ Syllabification: air‧bag === Noun === airbag m (plural airbags) airbag === Further reading === “airbag”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag, attested since the 1970s. === Noun === airbag c an airbag Synonym: krockkudde ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== airbaghjälm (“airbag helmet”) === References === airbag in Svensk ordbok (SO) airbag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) === Anagrams === braiga == Turkish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English airbag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.iɾ.beɟ/ === Noun === airbag (definite accusative airbagi, plural airbagler) airbag ==== Declension ====