aligator

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See also: alligator and aligátor

Galician

Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)

  1. alligator
    Synonym: jacaré

Polish

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aligator

Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator,[1] from Spanish el lagarto,[2][3] from Latin lacertus. First attested in 1816.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.liˈɡa.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ga‧tor

Noun

aligator m animal

  1. alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)
    w paszczy aligatorain an alligator's maw/jaw/mouth
    skóra aligatoraan alligator's skin/leather
    głowa aligatoraan alligator's head
  2. (colloquial) alligator leather

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

See also

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aligator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “aligator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “aligator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Kuryer Litewski (in Polish), number 85, 1816, page 3

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)

  1. Alternative form of aligátor

Romanian

aligator

Etymology

Borrowed from French alligator.

Pronunciation

Noun

aligator m (plural aligatori)

  1. alligator

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aligator aligatorul aligatori aligatorii
genitive-dative aligator aligatorului aligatori aligatorilor
vocative aligatorule aligatorilor

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alǐɡaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ga‧tor

Noun

alìgātor m (Cyrillic spelling алѝга̄тор)

  1. alligator

Declension

See also

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

aligȃtor m anim

  1. alligator

Inflection

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Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing. aligátor
gen. sing. aligátorja
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
aligátor aligátorja aligátorji
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
aligátorja aligátorjev aligátorjev
dative
(dajȃlnik)
aligátorju aligátorjema aligátorjem
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
aligátorja aligátorja aligátorje
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
aligátorju aligátorjih aligátorjih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
aligátorjem aligátorjema aligátorji

Further reading

  • aligator”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator, which in turn came from Spanish el lagarto (the lizard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliɡaˈtoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ga‧tor

Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)

  1. alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)
    Synonyms: caimán, yacaré