An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

English-French-Persian

فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



spring
  ۱) بهار؛ ۲) چشمه؛ ۳) فنر  
1) bahâr (#); 2) cešmé (#); 3) fanar (#)
Fr.: 1) printemps; 2) source; 3) ressort  
  1. The season that starts when the Sun, during its apparent yearly motion, attains the celestial longitude 0 degree in the Northern Hemisphere and 180 degrees in the Southern Hemisphere. The current length of the spring season, around the year 2000, is about: spring 92.76 days.

  2. A surface flow of groundwater which occurs any time the water table intersects the surface. Related concept → source = xan (خن).

  3. An elastic device, usually a twisted piece of metal, that returns to its original shape when it is pressed or stretched, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement.

Etymology (EN): 1) From the verb M.E. springen; O.E. springan “to leap, burst forth, fly up;” the notion is of the “spring of the year,” when plants “spring up” cf. Du., Ger. springen.

  1. Similarly from the verb, as above, M.E. spring(e); O.E. spring, spryng; cf. O.H.G., Dan., Sw. spring.

  2. From the verb spring, as above.

Etymology (PE): 1) Bahâr, from Mid.Pers. wahâr “spring;” O.Pers. vāhara- “spring time,” θūra-vāhara- “name of a spring month;” Av. vaηhar “spring;” cf. Skt. vasara- “relating or appearing in the morning;”
Gk. ear “spring;” L. uēr “spring,” vernus “of spring;” O.N. vār “spring;” Lith. vasara “summer;” O.C.S. vesna “spring.”

  1. Cešmé “spring, source,” from Mid.Pers. cašmag “spring, source,” supposed to be related to cašm, cešmeye.

  2. Fanar, from Turk fanâr.