Receptacle

/rɪˈsɛptəkəl/ noun

Definition

A container or holder designed to receive and hold something, like a trash receptacle or electrical socket.

Etymology

From Latin 'receptaculum' (a container), derived from 'receptare' (to receive). The root concept is receiving or holding something.

Kelly Says

In botany, the 'receptacle' is the part of the flower that holds all the petals and reproductive parts—so a flower is literally built on a biological 'receiver' for its components!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
houer
hou-er
AMአማርኛ
ዕቃ
eqa
ARالعربية
وعاء
wi-AA
BGБългарски
съд
sud
BNবাংলা
পাত্র
pa-tra
CACatalà
recipient
re-si-pi-ENT
CSČeština
nádoba
naa-do-ba
DADansk
beholder
be-HOL-der
DEDeutsch
Behälter
be-HEL-ter
ELΕλληνικά
δέκτης
DHEK-tees
ESEspañol
receptáculo
re-sep-TA-ku-lo
ETEesti
mahuti
ma-hu-ti
EUEuskara
ontzi
on-tzi
FAفارسی
ظرف
zarf
FISuomi
astia
AS-ti-a
FRFrançais
récipient
re-si-pi-YAN
GLGalego
recipiente
re-si-pi-EN-te
HEעברית
כלי קיבול
kli ki-BUL
HIहिन्दी
पात्र
paa-tra
HRHrvatski
spremnik
spre-mnik
HUMagyar
tartály
TAR-taay
IDBahasa Indonesia
wadah
wa-dah
ITItaliano
recipiente
re-chi-pi-EN-te
JA日本語
受容器
ju-yoo-ki
KO한국어
용기
yong-gi
LTLietuvių
indas
in-das
LVLatviešu
tvertne
tvert-ne
MNМонгол
сав
sav
MSBahasa Melayu
bekas
be-kas
MYမြန်မာ
ခွက်
khwet
NLNederlands
recipiënt
re-si-pi-ENT
NONorsk
beholder
be-HOL-der
PLPolski
pojemnik
po-YEM-neek
PTPortuguês
recipiente
re-si-pi-EN-te
RORomână
recipient
re-chi-pi-ENT
RUРусский
вместилище
vme-sti-LI-sche
SKSlovenčina
nádoba
naa-do-ba
SLSlovenščina
posoda
po-so-da
SRСрпски
спремник
spre-mnik
SVSvenska
behållare
be-hol-la-re
SWKiswahili
chombo
CHO-mbo
TAதமிழ்
கொள்கலன்
kol-ka-lan
TEతెలుగు
ధారకం
dhaa-ra-kam
THไทย
ที่รองรับ
thi rong-rap
TRTürkçe
kap
kap
UKУкраїнська
вмістилище
vmi-sti-LI-sche
URاردو
برتن
bar-tan
VITiếng Việt
vật chứa
vat chu-a
ZH中文
容器
róng qì

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