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English
Proper noun
Coyote
- An island in El Salvador
- A trickster figure found in many Native American foklores.
German
Etymology
From Spanish coyote, from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈjoːtə/
- Hyphenation: Co‧yo‧te
Noun
Coyote m (weak, genitive Coyoten, plural Coyoten, feminine Coyotin)
- Alternative spelling of Kojote
- Synonyms: Präriewolf, Steppenwolf
Declension
(canids) Hund; Kojote, Hund, Fuchs, Schakal, Wolf (Category: de:Canids)
Further reading
- “Coyote” in Duden online
- “Coyote” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Spanish
Etymology
From coyote
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈʝote/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈʃote/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈʒote/
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: Co‧yo‧te
Proper noun
Coyote m
- An island in El Salvador