claxon

See also: claxón and clàxon

English

Noun

claxon (plural claxons)

1. Alternative spelling of klaxon.
   • 2007, Thomas E. Lightburn, chapter 11, in The Shield and the Shark, Cambridge: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 173:

     When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English klaxon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑk.sɔn/, (dated) /ˈklɛk.sɔn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: cla‧xon

Noun

claxon m (plural claxons, diminutive claxonnetje n)

1. horn (especially on a motor vehicle)

Synonyms

• toeter

Derived terms

• claxonneren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: klakson

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French klaxon.

Noun

claxon n (plural claxoane)

1. klaxon
2. the horn of an automobile, bus, or truck

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	claxon	claxonul		claxoane	claxoanele
genitive-dative	claxon	claxonului		claxoane	claxoanelor
vocative	claxonule			claxoanelor

Spanish

Alternative forms

• claxón

Etymology

Borrowed from English klaxon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɡson/ [ˈklaɣ̞.sõn]
• Rhymes: -aɡson
• Syllabification: cla‧xon

Noun

claxon m (plural cláxones)

1. horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)

   Synonym: bocina

Further reading

• “claxon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28