elastic

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• /ɪˈlæstɪk/
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• UK, rare: /ɪˈlɑːstɪk/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَرِن (marin) — capable of stretching
• Armenian: առաձգական (aṙajgakan) — capable of stretching
• Bulgarian: еластичен (elastičen) — capable of stretching
• Catalan: elàstic — capable of stretching
• Chinese Mandarin: 彈性的 /弹性的 (tánxìng de) — capable of stretching
• Chinese Mandarin: 有彈力的 /有弹力的 (yǒu tánlì de) — capable of stretching
• Czech: pružný — capable of stretching
• Czech: elastický — capable of stretching
• Danish: elastisk — capable of stretching
• Danish: smidig — capable of stretching
• Finnish: joustava — capable of stretching
• Finnish: kimmoisa — capable of stretching
• French: élastique — capable of stretching
• German: dehnbar — capable of stretching
• German: elastisch — capable of stretching
• Hungarian: rugalmas — capable of stretching
• Hungarian: elasztikus — capable of stretching
• Hungarian: ruganyos — capable of stretching
• Indonesian: elastis — capable of stretching
• Irish: leaisteach — capable of stretching
• Italian: elastico — capable of stretching
• Italian: elastica — capable of stretching
• Japanese: エラスティック (erasutikku) — capable of stretching
• Japanese: 伸縮性の (shinshukusei no) — capable of stretching
• Japanese: 弾性の (dansei no) — capable of stretching
• Japanese: 弾力のある (danryoku no aru) — capable of stretching
• Kalmyk: эйлдг (eyldg) — capable of stretching
• Latin: elasticus — capable of stretching
• Malay: kenyal — capable of stretching
• Malay: anyal — capable of stretching
• Malay: elastik — capable of stretching
• Manx: so-lhoobey — capable of stretching
• Norman: êlastique — capable of stretching
• Norwegian: elastisk — capable of stretching
• Norwegian: strekkbar — capable of stretching
• Persian: الاستیک — capable of stretching
• Persian: ارتجاعی — capable of stretching
• Persian: کشسان — capable of stretching
• Polish: elastyczny — capable of stretching
• Polish: rozciągliwy — capable of stretching
• Polish: ciągliwy — capable of stretching
• Portuguese: elástico — capable of stretching
• Romanian: elastic — capable of stretching
• Russian: эласти́чный (elastíčnyj) — capable of stretching
• Russian: ги́бкий (gíbkij) — capable of stretching
• Scottish Gaelic: lastaig — capable of stretching
• Slovak: pružný — capable of stretching
• Slovak: elastický — capable of stretching
• Slovene: prožen — capable of stretching
• Spanish: elástico — capable of stretching
• Swedish: töjbar — capable of stretching
• Swedish: tänjbar — capable of stretching
• Swedish: elastisk — capable of stretching
• Tagalog: igkasin — capable of stretching
• Tagalog: manaynay — capable of stretching
• Thai: ยืดหยุ่น (yʉ̂ʉt-yùn) — capable of stretching
• Turkish: elastik — capable of stretching
• Turkmen: çeýe — capable of stretching
• Ukrainian: еласти́чний (elastýčnyj) — capable of stretching
• Unami: shishipe — capable of stretching
• Bulgarian: ластичен (lastičen) — made of elastic
• Dutch: elastieken — made of elastic
• Finnish: elastinen — made of elastic
• French: élastique — made of elastic
• Irish: leaisteach — made of elastic
• Norman: êlastique — made of elastic
• Portuguese: elástico — made of elastic
• Scottish Gaelic: lastaig — made of elastic
• Armenian: առաձգական (aṙajgakan) — sensitive to changes in price
• Catalan: elàstic — sensitive to changes in price
• French: élastique — sensitive to changes in price
• Norman: êlastique — sensitive to changes in price
• Norwegian: priselastisk — sensitive to changes in price
• Tagalog: igkasin — sensitive to changes in price
• Hungarian: ruganyos — springy; bouncy; vivacious
• Polish: elastyczny — springy; bouncy; vivacious
• Polish: sprężysty — springy; bouncy; vivacious
• Hungarian: rugalmas — able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials
• Bulgarian: ластик (lastik) — material
• Finnish: joustokangas — material
• French: élastique — material
• German: Gummiband — material
• Hawaiian: laholio — material
• Māori: rāhiteke — material
• Norwegian Bokmål: elastikk — material
• Norwegian Nynorsk: elastikk — material
• Portuguese: elástico — material
• Russian: рези́нка (rezínka) — material
• Scottish Gaelic: lastaig — material
• Spanish: elástico — material
• Swedish: resår — material
• Tibetan: འགྱིག ('gyig) — material