sunroof

English

the sunroof on an Acura Integra

Etymology

From sun +‎ roof.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/
• Rhymes: -ʌnɹuːf

Noun

sunroof (plural sunroofs)

1. (automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

Related terms

• moonroof
• sunshine roof

Descendants

• → Japanese: サンルーフ (sanrūfu)
• → Korean: 선루프 (seollupeu)

Translations

opening in a vehicle roof

• Afrikaans: sondak (af)
• Bulgarian: люк (bg) m (ljuk)
• Catalan: sostre solar m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汽車天窗／汽车天窗 (qìchē tiānchuāng)

• Dutch: open dak n
• Finnish: kattoluukku (movable), kattoikkuna (fi)
• French: toit ouvrant (fr) m
• German: Schiebedach (de) n
• Greek: ηλιοροφή (el) f (iliorofí)
• Japanese: サンルーフ (sanrūfu)
• Korean: 선루프 (seollupeu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: takluke m or f

  Nynorsk: takluke f

• Polish: szyberdach (pl) m
• Spanish: techo del sol, quemacocos m, techo solar m, tragaluz automotriz m
• Swedish: soltak n
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: şibidak, sunroof

See also

• Category:Automobile sunroofs on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• unroofs

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sunroof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanruf/ [ˈsãn.ruf]
  • Rhymes: -anruf
• IPA^(key): /ˈsonruf/ [ˈsõn.ruf]
  • Rhymes: -onruf
• Syllabification: sun‧roof

Noun

sunroof m (plural sunroofs)

1. sunroof

   Synonym: techo solar

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Turkish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sunroof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /san.ɾuːf/

Noun

sunroof (definite accusative sunroofu, plural sunrooflar)

1. (automotive) sunroof

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	sunroof
Definite accusative	sunroofu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sunroof	sunrooflar
Definite accusative	sunroofu	sunroofları
Dative	sunroofa	sunrooflara
Locative	sunroofta	sunrooflarda
Ablative	sunrooftan	sunrooflardan
Genitive	sunroofun	sunroofların