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Translingual
Proper noun
Zebra f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – now treated as a synonym of Equus.
English
Noun
Zebra
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
- Synonym: Zulu
German
Etymology
17th century, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild ass”). Neuter gender probably after Pferd (“horse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Zebra n (strong, genitive Zebras or (rare) Zebra, plural Zebras or (rare) Zebra)
- zebra
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Zebra” in Duden online
- “Zebra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Zebra f (plural Zebras)
- zebra
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Zebra m (plural Zebraen)
- zebra