paternosterhiss

== Swedish == === Etymology === Calque of German Paternosteraufzug. Compound of paternoster (“paternoster; rosary”) +‎ hiss (“elevator; lift”). Named after the constructions visual similarity to a Catholic paternoster (“rosary”), a byname from the first two words of the Lord's Prayer in Latin, "pater noster" (“our father”). First attested in 1909. === Noun === paternosterhiss c a type of passenger lift, of several distinct designs, that moves continuously in a loop with multiple carriers for passengers paternoster (a lift consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins) Synonym: flaskhiss manlift (a lift consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups) Synonym: manlift === References ===