a. 1807, from English alligator, from early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el (“the”) + lagarto (“lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”)
Alligator m
16th century, in part directly from Spanish lagarto (“lizard”), in part through English alligator (and its variants). The contemporary form established itself during the 18th century following English (as in all European languages). Ultimately from Latin lacertus.
Alligator m (mixed, genitive Alligators, plural Alligatoren)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
genitive | eines | des | Alligators | der | Alligatoren |
dative | einem | dem | Alligator | den | Alligatoren |
accusative | einen | den | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |