Alemite

/ˈæl.ə.maɪt/ noun

Definition

A trademark name for an automatic grease gun or lubricating device, now sometimes used generically for similar equipment.

Etymology

Derived from a brand name 'Alemite,' possibly from an alchemical or symbolic origin, used as a trademark in the early 20th century for industrial lubrication equipment.

Kelly Says

Alemite is a 'genericized trademark'—like 'Kleenex' for tissues—so successful that people forget it's a brand name and call all grease guns 'alemites'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አለምይት
ah-lem-it
ARالعربية
ألميت
al-meyt
BNবাংলা
আলেমাইট
a-leh-mait
CACatalà
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
CSČeština
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
DADansk
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
DEDeutsch
alemit
ah-leh-mit
ELΕλληνικά
αλέμιτ
ah-leh-mit
ESEspañol
alemita
ah-leh-mee-tah
FAفارسی
آلمیت
al-mit
FISuomi
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
FRFrançais
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
GUGU
એલેમીટ
ay-leh-mit
HAHA
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
HEעברית
אלמיט
al-mit
HIहिन्दी
एलेमाइट
ay-leh-mait
HUMagyar
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
IDBahasa Indonesia
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
IGIG
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
ITItaliano
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
JA日本語
アレミート
are-mee-to
KKKK
алеміт
ah-le-mit
KMKM
អាលេមីត
ah-leh-mit
KO한국어
알레미트
al-le-mit
MRMR
अलेमाइट
a-leh-mait
MSBahasa Melayu
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
MYမြန်မာ
အလမိတ်
ah-leh-mit
NLNederlands
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
NONorsk
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
PAPA
ਅਲੇਮਾਈਟ
a-leh-mait
PLPolski
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
PTPortuguês
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
RORomână
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
RUРусский
алемит
ah-lyem-it
SVSvenska
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
SWKiswahili
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
TAதமிழ்
அலெமிட்
a-leh-mit
TEతెలుగు
అలెమిట్
a-leh-mit
THไทย
อเลมิต
a-lem-it
TLTL
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
TRTürkçe
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
UKУкраїнська
алемит
ah-lyem-it
URاردو
الیمیت
al-mit
VITiếng Việt
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
YOYO
alemite
ah-leh-meyt
ZH中文
阿勒米特
a-le-mi-te
ZUZU
alemite
ah-leh-meyt

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